The Brook beside Certain Casting

#9628cd RGB(150,40,205)

About this color

The Brook beside Certain Casting is a vivid, medium-dark violet tone, fixed at #9628cd in the RGB color space.

#9628cdRGB(150, 40, 205)

HSL 280° · 67% saturation · 48% lightness

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Psychology

Mid violet is the colour of imagination: it unsettles easy categorisation, which is precisely its appeal.

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History

Mauveine, the first synthetic dye, was discovered by accident in 1856 by eighteen-year-old William Perkin — a purple that sparked an industrial revolution in colour.

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Design use

Practically, this medium-dark violet is comfortable as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, violet finds its complement in yellow-green — a combination that feels both botanical and somewhat surreal. Softer companions include warm greys, dusty pinks, and aged golds.

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Color formats

Name
The Brook beside Certain Casting
HEX
#9628cd
RGB
rgb(150,40,205)
RGB%
rgb(58.8%,15.7%,80.4%)
HSL
hsl(280,67%,48%)
HSV
hsv(280,80%,80%)
CMYK
cmyk(27,80,0,20)
LAB
lab(42,68,-63)
LCH
lch(42,93,317)
sRGB
(0.588,0.157,0.804)
HEX8
#9628cdff
CSS Name
Decimal
150040205

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Color info

Lightness
48%
Saturation
67%
Hue
280°
Chroma
93
Temperature
WarmCool
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