The Basin without Salted Melding

#823f8d RGB(130,63,141)

About this color

The Basin without Salted Melding is rendered by screens as RGB(130, 63, 141) — a medium-dark, moderate magenta hue.

#823f8dRGB(130, 63, 141)

HSL 292° · 38% 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 Basin without Salted Melding
HEX
#823f8d
RGB
rgb(130,63,141)
RGB%
rgb(51%,24.7%,55.3%)
HSL
hsl(292,38%,40%)
HSV
hsv(292,55%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(8,55,0,45)
LAB
lab(38,41,-31)
LCH
lch(38,51,323)
sRGB
(0.51,0.247,0.553)
HEX8
#823f8dff
CSS Name
Decimal
130063141

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
38%
Hue
292°
Chroma
51
Temperature
WarmCool
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