When Ample Bay down Passing

#8d578e RGB(141,87,142)

About this color

When Ample Bay down Passing presents itself as a medium-dark, muted magenta shade, sitting at #8d578e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#8d578eRGB(141, 87, 142)

HSL 299° · 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Ample Bay down Passing
HEX
#8d578e
RGB
rgb(141,87,142)
RGB%
rgb(55.3%,34.1%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(299,24%,45%)
HSV
hsv(299,39%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(1,39,0,44)
LAB
lab(45,31,-21)
LCH
lch(45,37,326)
sRGB
(0.553,0.341,0.557)
HEX8
#8d578eff
CSS Name
Decimal
141087142

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Color info

Lightness
45%
Saturation
24%
Hue
299°
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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