The Forthcoming Border alongside Forming

#a18ca0 RGB(161,140,160)

About this color

The Forthcoming Border alongside Forming is a muted, medium magenta tone, fixed at #a18ca0 in the RGB color space.

#a18ca0RGB(161, 140, 160)

HSL 303° · 10% saturation · 59% lightness

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Psychology

Mid magenta is a colour of statements: used where subtlety is not the goal.

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History

Magenta was named after the Battle of Magenta in 1859 — the same year the synthetic fuchsine dye was discovered, an early example of current events lending their name to a colour.

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Design use

Practically, this medium magenta is comfortable 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

For palette building, magenta's complement leans green — a striking combination used in fashion and editorial work. Warm neutrals and whites are gentler companions that let the magenta lead.

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Color formats

Name
The Forthcoming Border alongside Forming
HEX
#a18ca0
RGB
rgb(161,140,160)
RGB%
rgb(63.1%,54.9%,62.7%)
HSL
hsl(303,10%,59%)
HSV
hsv(303,13%,63%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,13,1,37)
LAB
lab(61,12,-8)
LCH
lch(61,14,326)
sRGB
(0.631,0.549,0.627)
HEX8
#a18ca0ff
CSS Name
Decimal
161140160

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Color info

Lightness
59%
Saturation
10%
Hue
303°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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