Oaken Brook behind Shifting

#9878bc RGB(152,120,188)

About this color

Oaken Brook behind Shifting occupies the medium, moderate end of the violet spectrum, defined by its coordinates #9878bc — RGB(152, 120, 188).

#9878bcRGB(152, 120, 188)

HSL 268° · 34% saturation · 60% lightness

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Psychology

Violet at medium lightness walks a line between warm and cool — often associated with creativity, spirituality and ambiguity.

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History

The original purple dye — Tyrian purple — was extracted from sea snails and required thousands of molluscs for a single garment, making it the most expensive colour in the ancient world.

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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 violet with gold and cream for a rich, considered palette, or with sage and natural linen for something quieter and more contemplative.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
Oaken Brook behind Shifting
HEX
#9878bc
RGB
rgb(152,120,188)
RGB%
rgb(59.6%,47.1%,73.7%)
HSL
hsl(268,34%,60%)
HSV
hsv(268,36%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(19,36,0,26)
LAB
lab(56,26,-31)
LCH
lch(56,40,310)
sRGB
(0.596,0.471,0.737)
HEX8
#9878bcff
CSS Name
Decimal
152120188

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Color info

Lightness
60%
Saturation
34%
Hue
268°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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