The Alcove toward Humble Turning

#685062 RGB(104,80,98)

About this color

The Alcove toward Humble Turning is rendered by screens as RGB(104, 80, 98) — a medium-dark, muted magenta hue.

#685062RGB(104, 80, 98)

HSL 315° · 13% saturation · 36% 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
The Alcove toward Humble Turning
HEX
#685062
RGB
rgb(104,80,98)
RGB%
rgb(40.8%,31.4%,38.4%)
HSL
hsl(315,13%,36%)
HSV
hsv(315,23%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,23,6,59)
LAB
lab(37,13,-7)
LCH
lch(37,15,332)
sRGB
(0.408,0.314,0.384)
HEX8
#685062ff
CSS Name
Decimal
104080098

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
13%
Hue
315°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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