Pragmatic Acre from Joining

#56089c RGB(86,8,156)

About this color

Pragmatic Acre from Joining is rendered by screens as RGB(86, 8, 156) — a dark, intense violet hue.

#56089cRGB(86, 8, 156)

HSL 272° · 90% saturation · 32% 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

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

Practically speaking, this deep violet is most at home as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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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
Pragmatic Acre from Joining
HEX
#56089c
RGB
rgb(86,8,156)
RGB%
rgb(33.7%,3.1%,61.2%)
HSL
hsl(272,90%,32%)
HSV
hsv(272,95%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(45,95,0,39)
LAB
lab(25,57,-61)
LCH
lch(25,83,313)
sRGB
(0.337,0.031,0.612)
HEX8
#56089cff
CSS Name
Decimal
086008156

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
90%
Hue
272°
Chroma
83
Temperature
WarmCool
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