Plain Brook During Embedding

#a77aa6 RGB(167,122,166)

About this color

Plain Brook During Embedding is rendered by screens as RGB(167, 122, 166) — a medium, muted magenta hue.

#a77aa6RGB(167, 122, 166)

HSL 301° · 20% saturation · 57% 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 accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Plain Brook During Embedding
HEX
#a77aa6
RGB
rgb(167,122,166)
RGB%
rgb(65.5%,47.8%,65.1%)
HSL
hsl(301,20%,57%)
HSV
hsv(301,27%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,27,1,35)
LAB
lab(57,25,-17)
LCH
lch(57,30,326)
sRGB
(0.655,0.478,0.651)
HEX8
#a77aa6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
167122166

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Color info

Lightness
57%
Saturation
20%
Hue
301°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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