When the Worldly Brook by Harboring

#6b4788 RGB(107,71,136)

About this color

When the Worldly Brook by Harboring reads as medium-dark and moderate — a violet tone recorded at #6b4788, RGB(107, 71, 136).

#6b4788RGB(107, 71, 136)

HSL 273° · 31% saturation · 41% 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 the Worldly Brook by Harboring
HEX
#6b4788
RGB
rgb(107,71,136)
RGB%
rgb(42%,27.8%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(273,31%,41%)
HSV
hsv(273,48%,53%)
CMYK
cmyk(21,48,0,47)
LAB
lab(37,29,-31)
LCH
lch(37,42,313)
sRGB
(0.42,0.278,0.533)
HEX8
#6b4788ff
CSS Name
Decimal
107071136

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
31%
Hue
273°
Chroma
42
Temperature
WarmCool
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