The Certain Border Against Lasting

#742a8b RGB(116,42,139)

About this color

The Certain Border Against Lasting is rendered by screens as RGB(116, 42, 139) — a medium-dark, vivid magenta hue.

#742a8bRGB(116, 42, 139)

HSL 286° · 54% saturation · 35% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 Certain Border Against Lasting
HEX
#742a8b
RGB
rgb(116,42,139)
RGB%
rgb(45.5%,16.5%,54.5%)
HSL
hsl(286,54%,35%)
HSV
hsv(286,70%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(17,70,0,45)
LAB
lab(32,47,-39)
LCH
lch(32,61,320)
sRGB
(0.455,0.165,0.545)
HEX8
#742a8bff
CSS Name
Decimal
116042139

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
54%
Hue
286°
Chroma
61
Temperature
WarmCool
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