What Ample Bay from Sounding

#6616c4 RGB(102,22,196)

About this color

What Ample Bay from Sounding is rendered by screens as RGB(102, 22, 196) — a medium-dark, intense violet hue.

#6616c4RGB(102, 22, 196)

HSL 268° · 80% 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

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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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
What Ample Bay from Sounding
HEX
#6616c4
RGB
rgb(102,22,196)
RGB%
rgb(40%,8.6%,76.9%)
HSL
hsl(268,80%,43%)
HSV
hsv(268,89%,77%)
CMYK
cmyk(48,89,0,23)
LAB
lab(33,65,-73)
LCH
lch(33,98,312)
sRGB
(0.4,0.086,0.769)
HEX8
#6616c4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
102022196

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
80%
Hue
268°
Chroma
98
Temperature
WarmCool
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