The Arch until Placid Girding

#785472 RGB(120,84,114)

About this color

The Arch until Placid Girding is rendered by screens as RGB(120, 84, 114) — a medium-dark, muted magenta hue.

#785472RGB(120, 84, 114)

HSL 310° · 18% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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 Arch until Placid Girding
HEX
#785472
RGB
rgb(120,84,114)
RGB%
rgb(47.1%,32.9%,44.7%)
HSL
hsl(310,18%,40%)
HSV
hsv(310,30%,47%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,30,5,53)
LAB
lab(40,20,-11)
LCH
lch(40,23,331)
sRGB
(0.471,0.329,0.447)
HEX8
#785472ff
CSS Name
Decimal
120084114

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
18%
Hue
310°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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