Moderate Border across Lining

#9c6ea6 RGB(156,110,166)

About this color

Moderate Border across Lining is rendered by screens as RGB(156, 110, 166) — a medium, muted magenta hue.

#9c6ea6RGB(156, 110, 166)

HSL 289° · 24% saturation · 54% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Moderate Border across Lining
HEX
#9c6ea6
RGB
rgb(156,110,166)
RGB%
rgb(61.2%,43.1%,65.1%)
HSL
hsl(289,24%,54%)
HSV
hsv(289,34%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(6,34,0,35)
LAB
lab(53,28,-23)
LCH
lch(53,36,321)
sRGB
(0.612,0.431,0.651)
HEX8
#9c6ea6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
156110166

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Color info

Lightness
54%
Saturation
24%
Hue
289°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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