When Sustained Basin for Collecting

#a032ae RGB(160,50,174)

About this color

When Sustained Basin for Collecting is rendered by screens as RGB(160, 50, 174) — a medium-dark, vivid magenta hue.

#a032aeRGB(160, 50, 174)

HSL 293° · 55% saturation · 44% 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 accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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
When Sustained Basin for Collecting
HEX
#a032ae
RGB
rgb(160,50,174)
RGB%
rgb(62.7%,19.6%,68.2%)
HSL
hsl(293,55%,44%)
HSV
hsv(293,71%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(8,71,0,32)
LAB
lab(42,61,-44)
LCH
lch(42,75,324)
sRGB
(0.627,0.196,0.682)
HEX8
#a032aeff
CSS Name
Decimal
160050174

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Color info

Lightness
44%
Saturation
55%
Hue
293°
Chroma
75
Temperature
WarmCool
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