What Honest Cape outside Working

#7513a4 RGB(117,19,164)

About this color

What Honest Cape outside Working occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the violet spectrum, defined by its coordinates #7513a4 — RGB(117, 19, 164).

#7513a4RGB(117, 19, 164)

HSL 281° · 79% saturation · 36% lightness

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Psychology

Dark violets carry associations of mystery, luxury, and depth — historically linked to royalty when purple dye was extraordinarily costly.

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History

Mauveine, the first synthetic dye, was discovered by accident in 1856 by eighteen-year-old William Perkin — a purple that sparked an industrial revolution in colour.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep violet 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 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
What Honest Cape outside Working
HEX
#7513a4
RGB
rgb(117,19,164)
RGB%
rgb(45.9%,7.5%,64.3%)
HSL
hsl(281,79%,36%)
HSV
hsv(281,88%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(29,88,0,36)
LAB
lab(32,60,-56)
LCH
lch(32,82,317)
sRGB
(0.459,0.075,0.643)
HEX8
#7513a4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
117019164

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
79%
Hue
281°
Chroma
82
Temperature
WarmCool
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