Balanced Basin without Reaching

#9b6a96 RGB(155,106,150)

About this color

Balanced Basin without Reaching is rendered by screens as RGB(155, 106, 150) — a medium, muted magenta hue.

#9b6a96RGB(155, 106, 150)

HSL 306° · 20% saturation · 51% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, 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 formats

Name
Balanced Basin without Reaching
HEX
#9b6a96
RGB
rgb(155,106,150)
RGB%
rgb(60.8%,41.6%,58.8%)
HSL
hsl(306,20%,51%)
HSV
hsv(306,32%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,32,3,39)
LAB
lab(51,27,-16)
LCH
lch(51,31,329)
sRGB
(0.608,0.416,0.588)
HEX8
#9b6a96ff
CSS Name
Decimal
155106150

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
20%
Hue
306°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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