The Border behind Balanced Turning

#714e7d RGB(113,78,125)

About this color

The Border behind Balanced Turning reads as medium-dark and muted — a magenta tone recorded at #714e7d, RGB(113, 78, 125).

#714e7dRGB(113, 78, 125)

HSL 285° · 23% saturation · 40% lightness

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Psychology

Magenta at medium lightness is one of the most assertive hues — it demands attention and resists blending into backgrounds.

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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

At medium lightness, this magenta 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 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 Border behind Balanced Turning
HEX
#714e7d
RGB
rgb(113,78,125)
RGB%
rgb(44.3%,30.6%,49%)
HSL
hsl(285,23%,40%)
HSV
hsv(285,38%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(10,38,0,51)
LAB
lab(39,24,-21)
LCH
lch(39,32,319)
sRGB
(0.443,0.306,0.49)
HEX8
#714e7dff
CSS Name
Decimal
113078125

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
23%
Hue
285°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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