Forbearing Border beyond Grading

#a37196 RGB(163,113,150)

About this color

Forbearing Border beyond Grading occupies the medium, muted end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #a37196 — RGB(163, 113, 150).

#a37196RGB(163, 113, 150)

HSL 316° · 21% saturation · 54% 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
Forbearing Border beyond Grading
HEX
#a37196
RGB
rgb(163,113,150)
RGB%
rgb(63.9%,44.3%,58.8%)
HSL
hsl(316,21%,54%)
HSV
hsv(316,31%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,31,8,36)
LAB
lab(54,26,-12)
LCH
lch(54,29,335)
sRGB
(0.639,0.443,0.588)
HEX8
#a37196ff
CSS Name
Decimal
163113150

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Color info

Lightness
54%
Saturation
21%
Hue
316°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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