The Canyon from Soft Collecting

#9c7ca2 RGB(156,124,162)

About this color

The Canyon from Soft Collecting presents itself as a medium, muted magenta shade, sitting at #9c7ca2 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#9c7ca2RGB(156, 124, 162)

HSL 291° · 17% saturation · 56% 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 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

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 formats

Name
The Canyon from Soft Collecting
HEX
#9c7ca2
RGB
rgb(156,124,162)
RGB%
rgb(61.2%,48.6%,63.5%)
HSL
hsl(291,17%,56%)
HSV
hsv(291,23%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,23,0,36)
LAB
lab(56,19,-16)
LCH
lch(56,25,320)
sRGB
(0.612,0.486,0.635)
HEX8
#9c7ca2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
156124162

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
17%
Hue
291°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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