When Mature Border despite Lasting

#8c6c93 RGB(140,108,147)

About this color

When Mature Border despite Lasting occupies the medium, muted end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #8c6c93 — RGB(140, 108, 147).

#8c6c93RGB(140, 108, 147)

HSL 289° · 15% saturation · 50% 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 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

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
When Mature Border despite Lasting
HEX
#8c6c93
RGB
rgb(140,108,147)
RGB%
rgb(54.9%,42.4%,57.6%)
HSL
hsl(289,15%,50%)
HSV
hsv(289,27%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(5,27,0,42)
LAB
lab(50,20,-16)
LCH
lch(50,26,321)
sRGB
(0.549,0.424,0.576)
HEX8
#8c6c93ff
CSS Name
Decimal
140108147

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
15%
Hue
289°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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