The Border with Constant Lacing

#7b7392 RGB(123,115,146)

About this color

The Border with Constant Lacing reads as medium and muted — a violet tone recorded at #7b7392, RGB(123, 115, 146).

#7b7392RGB(123, 115, 146)

HSL 255° · 12% saturation · 51% lightness

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Psychology

Violet at medium lightness walks a line between warm and cool — often associated with creativity, spirituality and ambiguity.

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History

The original purple dye — Tyrian purple — was extracted from sea snails and required thousands of molluscs for a single garment, making it the most expensive colour in the ancient world.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this violet is flexible enough to serve as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

In terms of colour combinations, 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
The Border with Constant Lacing
HEX
#7b7392
RGB
rgb(123,115,146)
RGB%
rgb(48.2%,45.1%,57.3%)
HSL
hsl(255,12%,51%)
HSV
hsv(255,21%,57%)
CMYK
cmyk(16,21,0,43)
LAB
lab(50,10,-16)
LCH
lch(50,19,302)
sRGB
(0.482,0.451,0.573)
HEX8
#7b7392ff
CSS Name
Decimal
123115146

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
12%
Hue
255°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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