The Full-bodied Brook before Inscribing

#a311d0 RGB(163,17,208)

About this color

The Full-bodied Brook before Inscribing occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #a311d0 — RGB(163, 17, 208).

#a311d0RGB(163, 17, 208)

HSL 286° · 85% 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 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 formats

Name
The Full-bodied Brook before Inscribing
HEX
#a311d0
RGB
rgb(163,17,208)
RGB%
rgb(63.9%,6.7%,81.6%)
HSL
hsl(286,85%,44%)
HSV
hsv(286,92%,82%)
CMYK
cmyk(22,92,0,18)
LAB
lab(42,76,-64)
LCH
lch(42,99,320)
sRGB
(0.639,0.067,0.816)
HEX8
#a311d0ff
CSS Name
Decimal
163017208

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Color info

Lightness
44%
Saturation
85%
Hue
286°
Chroma
99
Temperature
WarmCool
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