When Unflappable Bay between Carving

#8e2e7e RGB(142,46,126)

About this color

When Unflappable Bay between Carving presents itself as a medium-dark, vivid magenta shade, sitting at #8e2e7e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#8e2e7eRGB(142, 46, 126)

HSL 310° · 51% saturation · 37% lightness

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Psychology

Dark magentas feel intense and sophisticated — editorial fashion, luxury cosmetics, bold graphic design.

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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

In practical terms, a medium-dark magenta like this works well as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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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 Unflappable Bay between Carving
HEX
#8e2e7e
RGB
rgb(142,46,126)
RGB%
rgb(55.7%,18%,49.4%)
HSL
hsl(310,51%,37%)
HSV
hsv(310,68%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,68,11,44)
LAB
lab(36,50,-25)
LCH
lch(36,56,333)
sRGB
(0.557,0.18,0.494)
HEX8
#8e2e7eff
CSS Name
Decimal
142046126

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
51%
Hue
310°
Chroma
56
Temperature
WarmCool
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