What the Homely Brook amid Setting

#a07e9f RGB(160,126,159)

About this color

What the Homely Brook amid Setting occupies the medium, muted end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #a07e9f — RGB(160, 126, 159).

#a07e9fRGB(160, 126, 159)

HSL 302° · 15% 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

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
What the Homely Brook amid Setting
HEX
#a07e9f
RGB
rgb(160,126,159)
RGB%
rgb(62.7%,49.4%,62.4%)
HSL
hsl(302,15%,56%)
HSV
hsv(302,21%,63%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,21,1,37)
LAB
lab(57,19,-13)
LCH
lch(57,23,326)
sRGB
(0.627,0.494,0.624)
HEX8
#a07e9fff
CSS Name
Decimal
160126159

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
15%
Hue
302°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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