The Frank Brook circa Fitting

#684d90 RGB(104,77,144)

About this color

The Frank Brook circa Fitting reads as medium-dark and moderate — a violet tone recorded at #684d90, RGB(104, 77, 144).

#684d90RGB(104, 77, 144)

HSL 264° · 30% 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

The original purple dye — Tyrian purple — was extracted from sea snails and required thousands of molluscs for a single garment, making it the most expensive colour in the ancient world.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this violet is flexible enough to serve as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

In terms of colour combinations, 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
The Frank Brook circa Fitting
HEX
#684d90
RGB
rgb(104,77,144)
RGB%
rgb(40.8%,30.2%,56.5%)
HSL
hsl(264,30%,43%)
HSV
hsv(264,47%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(28,47,0,44)
LAB
lab(38,26,-33)
LCH
lch(38,42,308)
sRGB
(0.408,0.302,0.565)
HEX8
#684d90ff
CSS Name
Decimal
104077144

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
30%
Hue
264°
Chroma
42
Temperature
WarmCool
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