When the Earthen Bay through Grounding

#958398 RGB(149,131,152)

About this color

When the Earthen Bay through Grounding carries its coordinates at #958398: a medium magenta with muted saturation.

#958398RGB(149, 131, 152)

HSL 291° · 9% saturation · 55% lightness

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Psychology

Mid magenta is a colour of statements: used where subtlety is not the goal.

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History

Magenta was named after the Battle of Magenta in 1859 — the same year the synthetic fuchsine dye was discovered, an early example of current events lending their name to a colour.

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Design use

Practically, this medium magenta is comfortable 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

For palette building, magenta's complement leans green — a striking combination used in fashion and editorial work. Warm neutrals and whites are gentler companions that let the magenta lead.

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Color formats

Name
When the Earthen Bay through Grounding
HEX
#958398
RGB
rgb(149,131,152)
RGB%
rgb(58.4%,51.4%,59.6%)
HSL
hsl(291,9%,55%)
HSV
hsv(291,14%,60%)
CMYK
cmyk(2,14,0,40)
LAB
lab(57,11,-9)
LCH
lch(57,14,321)
sRGB
(0.584,0.514,0.596)
HEX8
#958398ff
CSS Name
Decimal
149131152

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Color info

Lightness
55%
Saturation
9%
Hue
291°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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