What Temperate Basin atop Layering

#5237a4 RGB(82,55,164)

About this color

What Temperate Basin atop Layering is rendered by screens as RGB(82, 55, 164) — a medium-dark, vivid violet hue.

#5237a4RGB(82, 55, 164)

HSL 255° · 50% 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

Violet's rarity in nature made it a colour of mystery and spirituality across many traditions — it appears at the outermost edge of the visible spectrum.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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 Temperate Basin atop Layering
HEX
#5237a4
RGB
rgb(82,55,164)
RGB%
rgb(32.2%,21.6%,64.3%)
HSL
hsl(255,50%,43%)
HSV
hsv(255,66%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(50,66,0,36)
LAB
lab(32,40,-55)
LCH
lch(32,68,306)
sRGB
(0.322,0.216,0.643)
HEX8
#5237a4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
082055164

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
50%
Hue
255°
Chroma
68
Temperature
WarmCool
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