Burnished Bluff without the Brewing

#5232aa RGB(82,50,170)

About this color

Burnished Bluff without the Brewing is rendered by screens as RGB(82, 50, 170) — a medium-dark, vivid violet hue.

#5232aaRGB(82, 50, 170)

HSL 256° · 55% saturation · 43% lightness

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Psychology

Violet at medium lightness walks a line between warm and cool — often associated with creativity, spirituality and ambiguity.

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History

Mauveine, the first synthetic dye, was discovered by accident in 1856 by eighteen-year-old William Perkin — a purple that sparked an industrial revolution in colour.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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 formats

Name
Burnished Bluff without the Brewing
HEX
#5232aa
RGB
rgb(82,50,170)
RGB%
rgb(32.2%,19.6%,66.7%)
HSL
hsl(256,55%,43%)
HSV
hsv(256,71%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(52,71,0,33)
LAB
lab(32,44,-59)
LCH
lch(32,74,307)
sRGB
(0.322,0.196,0.667)
HEX8
#5232aaff
CSS Name
Decimal
082050170

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
55%
Hue
256°
Chroma
74
Temperature
WarmCool
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