When the Lightless Boulder within Scarring

#5a3758 RGB(90,55,88)

About this color

When the Lightless Boulder within Scarring is rendered by screens as RGB(90, 55, 88) — a dark, muted magenta hue.

#5a3758RGB(90, 55, 88)

HSL 303° · 24% saturation · 28% 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 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 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
When the Lightless Boulder within Scarring
HEX
#5a3758
RGB
rgb(90,55,88)
RGB%
rgb(35.3%,21.6%,34.5%)
HSL
hsl(303,24%,28%)
HSV
hsv(303,39%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,39,2,65)
LAB
lab(28,22,-13)
LCH
lch(28,26,329)
sRGB
(0.353,0.216,0.345)
HEX8
#5a3758ff
CSS Name
Decimal
090055088

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
24%
Hue
303°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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