Ordinary Bay between the Returning

#96559a RGB(150,85,154)

About this color

Ordinary Bay between the Returning presents itself as a medium-dark, moderate magenta shade, sitting at #96559a in the 24-bit RGB space.

#96559aRGB(150, 85, 154)

HSL 297° · 29% 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

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
Ordinary Bay between the Returning
HEX
#96559a
RGB
rgb(150,85,154)
RGB%
rgb(58.8%,33.3%,60.4%)
HSL
hsl(297,29%,47%)
HSV
hsv(297,45%,60%)
CMYK
cmyk(3,45,0,40)
LAB
lab(46,38,-27)
LCH
lch(46,47,325)
sRGB
(0.588,0.333,0.604)
HEX8
#96559aff
CSS Name
Decimal
150085154

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
29%
Hue
297°
Chroma
47
Temperature
WarmCool
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