The Durable Bluff through Stretching

#76377b RGB(118,55,123)

About this color

The Durable Bluff through Stretching is rendered by screens as RGB(118, 55, 123) — a medium-dark, moderate magenta hue.

#76377bRGB(118, 55, 123)

HSL 296° · 38% 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 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 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Durable Bluff through Stretching
HEX
#76377b
RGB
rgb(118,55,123)
RGB%
rgb(46.3%,21.6%,48.2%)
HSL
hsl(296,38%,35%)
HSV
hsv(296,55%,48%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,55,0,52)
LAB
lab(34,38,-27)
LCH
lch(34,47,325)
sRGB
(0.463,0.216,0.482)
HEX8
#76377bff
CSS Name
Decimal
118055123

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
38%
Hue
296°
Chroma
47
Temperature
WarmCool
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