What Ruinous Burial circa Rusting

#523264 RGB(82,50,100)

About this color

What Ruinous Burial circa Rusting is rendered by screens as RGB(82, 50, 100) — a dark, moderate violet hue.

#523264RGB(82, 50, 100)

HSL 278° · 33% saturation · 29% lightness

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Psychology

Dark violets carry associations of mystery, luxury, and depth — historically linked to royalty when purple dye was extraordinarily costly.

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History

The original purple dye — Tyrian purple — was extracted from sea snails and required thousands of molluscs for a single garment, making it the most expensive colour in the ancient world.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep violet is most at home as a grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, pair this violet with gold and cream for a rich, considered palette, or with sage and natural linen for something quieter and more contemplative.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
What Ruinous Burial circa Rusting
HEX
#523264
RGB
rgb(82,50,100)
RGB%
rgb(32.2%,19.6%,39.2%)
HSL
hsl(278,33%,29%)
HSV
hsv(278,50%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(18,50,0,61)
LAB
lab(27,25,-24)
LCH
lch(27,35,316)
sRGB
(0.322,0.196,0.392)
HEX8
#523264ff
CSS Name
Decimal
082050100

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
33%
Hue
278°
Chroma
35
Temperature
WarmCool
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