Weighty Basin among the Pausing

#5f4e61 RGB(95,78,97)

About this color

Weighty Basin among the Pausing is rendered by screens as RGB(95, 78, 97) — a dark, muted magenta hue.

#5f4e61RGB(95, 78, 97)

HSL 294° · 11% saturation · 34% 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 formats

Name
Weighty Basin among the Pausing
HEX
#5f4e61
RGB
rgb(95,78,97)
RGB%
rgb(37.3%,30.6%,38%)
HSL
hsl(294,11%,34%)
HSV
hsv(294,20%,38%)
CMYK
cmyk(2,20,0,62)
LAB
lab(35,11,-8)
LCH
lch(35,14,324)
sRGB
(0.373,0.306,0.38)
HEX8
#5f4e61ff
CSS Name
Decimal
095078097

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
11%
Hue
294°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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