The Canyon underneath Plain Casting

#7b236d RGB(123,35,109)

About this color

The Canyon underneath Plain Casting presents itself as a dark, vivid magenta shade, sitting at #7b236d in the 24-bit RGB space.

#7b236dRGB(123, 35, 109)

HSL 310° · 56% saturation · 31% 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

In practical terms, a dark magenta like this works well 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

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 Canyon underneath Plain Casting
HEX
#7b236d
RGB
rgb(123,35,109)
RGB%
rgb(48.2%,13.7%,42.7%)
HSL
hsl(310,56%,31%)
HSV
hsv(310,72%,48%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,72,11,52)
LAB
lab(31,46,-23)
LCH
lch(31,51,333)
sRGB
(0.482,0.137,0.427)
HEX8
#7b236dff
CSS Name
Decimal
123035109

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
56%
Hue
310°
Chroma
51
Temperature
WarmCool
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