When Anchored Cape before Extending

#8e4ba3 RGB(142,75,163)

About this color

When Anchored Cape before Extending occupies the medium-dark, moderate end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #8e4ba3 — RGB(142, 75, 163).

#8e4ba3RGB(142, 75, 163)

HSL 286° · 37% saturation · 47% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Anchored Cape before Extending
HEX
#8e4ba3
RGB
rgb(142,75,163)
RGB%
rgb(55.7%,29.4%,63.9%)
HSL
hsl(286,37%,47%)
HSV
hsv(286,54%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(13,54,0,36)
LAB
lab(43,43,-36)
LCH
lch(43,56,320)
sRGB
(0.557,0.294,0.639)
HEX8
#8e4ba3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
142075163

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
37%
Hue
286°
Chroma
56
Temperature
WarmCool
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