The Time-honored Brook upon the Rolling

#a55f95 RGB(165,95,149)

About this color

The Time-honored Brook upon the Rolling is rendered by screens as RGB(165, 95, 149) — a medium, moderate magenta hue.

#a55f95RGB(165, 95, 149)

HSL 314° · 28% saturation · 51% 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 formats

Name
The Time-honored Brook upon the Rolling
HEX
#a55f95
RGB
rgb(165,95,149)
RGB%
rgb(64.7%,37.3%,58.4%)
HSL
hsl(314,28%,51%)
HSV
hsv(314,42%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,42,10,35)
LAB
lab(50,36,-17)
LCH
lch(50,40,335)
sRGB
(0.647,0.373,0.584)
HEX8
#a55f95ff
CSS Name
Decimal
165095149

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
28%
Hue
314°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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