The Basin underneath Mild Rolling

#88578d RGB(136,87,141)

About this color

The Basin underneath Mild Rolling reads as medium-dark and muted — a magenta tone recorded at #88578d, RGB(136, 87, 141).

#88578dRGB(136, 87, 141)

HSL 294° · 24% saturation · 45% 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

At medium lightness, this magenta 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 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 underneath Mild Rolling
HEX
#88578d
RGB
rgb(136,87,141)
RGB%
rgb(53.3%,34.1%,55.3%)
HSL
hsl(294,24%,45%)
HSV
hsv(294,38%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,38,0,45)
LAB
lab(44,30,-22)
LCH
lch(44,37,324)
sRGB
(0.533,0.341,0.553)
HEX8
#88578dff
CSS Name
Decimal
136087141

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Color info

Lightness
45%
Saturation
24%
Hue
294°
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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