What the Forthright Basin up Engraving

#9b559f RGB(155,85,159)

About this color

What the Forthright Basin up Engraving presents itself as a medium-dark, moderate magenta shade, sitting at #9b559f in the 24-bit RGB space.

#9b559fRGB(155, 85, 159)

HSL 297° · 30% saturation · 48% 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
What the Forthright Basin up Engraving
HEX
#9b559f
RGB
rgb(155,85,159)
RGB%
rgb(60.8%,33.3%,62.4%)
HSL
hsl(297,30%,48%)
HSV
hsv(297,47%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(3,47,0,38)
LAB
lab(47,40,-28)
LCH
lch(47,49,325)
sRGB
(0.608,0.333,0.624)
HEX8
#9b559fff
CSS Name
Decimal
155085159

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Color info

Lightness
48%
Saturation
30%
Hue
297°
Chroma
49
Temperature
WarmCool
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