Mossbacked Bluff beside Working

#9e7fa6 RGB(158,127,166)

About this color

Mossbacked Bluff beside Working occupies the medium, muted end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #9e7fa6 — RGB(158, 127, 166).

#9e7fa6RGB(158, 127, 166)

HSL 288° · 18% saturation · 57% 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 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 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
Mossbacked Bluff beside Working
HEX
#9e7fa6
RGB
rgb(158,127,166)
RGB%
rgb(62%,49.8%,65.1%)
HSL
hsl(288,18%,57%)
HSV
hsv(288,23%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(5,23,0,35)
LAB
lab(57,19,-16)
LCH
lch(57,25,320)
sRGB
(0.62,0.498,0.651)
HEX8
#9e7fa6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
158127166

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Color info

Lightness
57%
Saturation
18%
Hue
288°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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