The Basin round Blended Lasting

#8c4e5d RGB(140,78,93)

About this color

The Basin round Blended Lasting presents itself as a medium-dark, moderate red shade, sitting at #8c4e5d in the 24-bit RGB space.

#8c4e5dRGB(140, 78, 93)

HSL 345° · 28% saturation · 43% lightness

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Psychology

Red at medium lightness is perhaps the most attention-commanding hue in the spectrum — associated with urgency, passion, and confidence.

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History

Red ochre is among the oldest pigments used by humans — found in cave paintings dating back over 70,000 years, suggesting an early and enduring fascination with this hue.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this red 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 red with navy for classic contrast, with gold for a rich celebratory feel, or with soft pink and dusty rose for tonal warmth.

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Color formats

Name
The Basin round Blended Lasting
HEX
#8c4e5d
RGB
rgb(140,78,93)
RGB%
rgb(54.9%,30.6%,36.5%)
HSL
hsl(345,28%,43%)
HSV
hsv(345,44%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,44,34,45)
LAB
lab(41,28,3)
LCH
lch(41,28,6)
sRGB
(0.549,0.306,0.365)
HEX8
#8c4e5dff
CSS Name
Decimal
140078093

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
28%
Hue
345°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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