What the Sparkly Bloom until Clarifying

#a59daf RGB(165,157,175)

About this color

What the Sparkly Bloom until Clarifying occupies the light, muted end of the violet spectrum, defined by its coordinates #a59daf — RGB(165, 157, 175).

#a59dafRGB(165, 157, 175)

HSL 267° · 10% saturation · 65% lightness

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Psychology

Violet at medium lightness walks a line between warm and cool — often associated with creativity, spirituality and ambiguity.

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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

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 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
What the Sparkly Bloom until Clarifying
HEX
#a59daf
RGB
rgb(165,157,175)
RGB%
rgb(64.7%,61.6%,68.6%)
HSL
hsl(267,10%,65%)
HSV
hsv(267,10%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(6,10,0,31)
LAB
lab(66,6,-8)
LCH
lch(66,10,307)
sRGB
(0.647,0.616,0.686)
HEX8
#a59dafff
CSS Name
Decimal
165157175

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Color info

Lightness
65%
Saturation
10%
Hue
267°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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