The Cascade without Crisp Breezing

#a462ed RGB(164,98,237)

About this color

The Cascade without Crisp Breezing is rendered by screens as RGB(164, 98, 237) — a light, intense violet hue.

#a462edRGB(164, 98, 237)

HSL 268° · 79% saturation · 66% lightness

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Psychology

Lighter violets feel dreamy and imaginative — lavender fields, twilight skies, and gentle nostalgia.

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History

Violet's rarity in nature made it a colour of mystery and spirituality across many traditions — it appears at the outermost edge of the visible spectrum.

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Design use

In design practice, this light shade works best as page backgrounds, input fields, and hover states — contexts where colour informs rather than dominates. Pair with deeper tones of the same family for clear visual hierarchy.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, pair this violet with gold and cream for a rich, considered palette, or with sage and natural linen for something quieter and more contemplative.

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Color formats

Name
The Cascade without Crisp Breezing
HEX
#a462ed
RGB
rgb(164,98,237)
RGB%
rgb(64.3%,38.4%,92.9%)
HSL
hsl(268,79%,66%)
HSV
hsv(268,59%,93%)
CMYK
cmyk(31,59,0,7)
LAB
lab(55,53,-60)
LCH
lch(55,80,311)
sRGB
(0.643,0.384,0.929)
HEX8
#a462edff
CSS Name
Decimal
164098237

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Color info

Lightness
66%
Saturation
79%
Hue
268°
Chroma
80
Temperature
WarmCool
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