When Homespun Basin up Hedging

#8c5d83 RGB(140,93,131)

About this color

When Homespun Basin up Hedging presents itself as a medium-dark, muted magenta shade, sitting at #8c5d83 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#8c5d83RGB(140, 93, 131)

HSL 311° · 20% saturation · 46% 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 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

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
When Homespun Basin up Hedging
HEX
#8c5d83
RGB
rgb(140,93,131)
RGB%
rgb(54.9%,36.5%,51.4%)
HSL
hsl(311,20%,46%)
HSV
hsv(311,34%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,34,6,45)
LAB
lab(46,26,-13)
LCH
lch(46,29,333)
sRGB
(0.549,0.365,0.514)
HEX8
#8c5d83ff
CSS Name
Decimal
140093131

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
20%
Hue
311°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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