What the Mourning Basalt throughout Grieving

#56064f RGB(86,6,79)

About this color

What the Mourning Basalt throughout Grieving is rendered by screens as RGB(86, 6, 79) — a dark, intense magenta hue.

#56064fRGB(86, 6, 79)

HSL 305° · 87% saturation · 18% lightness

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Psychology

Dark magentas feel intense and sophisticated — editorial fashion, luxury cosmetics, bold graphic design.

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History

Fuchsine and its relatives, the first aniline dyes, triggered a Victorian fashion craze for bright synthetic colours that natural dyes could never match.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep magenta is most at home as a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, pair this magenta with deep forest green for bold contrast, or with pale pink and warm ivory for a palette of refined intensity.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Mourning Basalt throughout Grieving
HEX
#56064f
RGB
rgb(86,6,79)
RGB%
rgb(33.7%,2.4%,31%)
HSL
hsl(305,87%,18%)
HSV
hsv(305,93%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,93,8,66)
LAB
lab(19,42,-23)
LCH
lch(19,48,331)
sRGB
(0.337,0.024,0.31)
HEX8
#56064fff
CSS Name
Decimal
086006079

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
87%
Hue
305°
Chroma
48
Temperature
WarmCool
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