When Subtle Brook out Setting

#6a509e RGB(106,80,158)

About this color

When Subtle Brook out Setting reads as medium-dark and moderate — a violet tone recorded at #6a509e, RGB(106, 80, 158).

#6a509eRGB(106, 80, 158)

HSL 260° · 33% saturation · 47% 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
When Subtle Brook out Setting
HEX
#6a509e
RGB
rgb(106,80,158)
RGB%
rgb(41.6%,31.4%,62%)
HSL
hsl(260,33%,47%)
HSV
hsv(260,49%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(33,49,0,38)
LAB
lab(40,29,-39)
LCH
lch(40,49,307)
sRGB
(0.416,0.314,0.62)
HEX8
#6a509eff
CSS Name
Decimal
106080158

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
33%
Hue
260°
Chroma
49
Temperature
WarmCool
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