When the Soft Basin Around Pacing

#a82e98 RGB(168,46,152)

About this color

When the Soft Basin Around Pacing occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #a82e98 — RGB(168, 46, 152).

#a82e98RGB(168, 46, 152)

HSL 308° · 57% saturation · 42% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Soft Basin Around Pacing
HEX
#a82e98
RGB
rgb(168,46,152)
RGB%
rgb(65.9%,18%,59.6%)
HSL
hsl(308,57%,42%)
HSV
hsv(308,73%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,73,10,34)
LAB
lab(42,60,-31)
LCH
lch(42,68,333)
sRGB
(0.659,0.18,0.596)
HEX8
#a82e98ff
CSS Name
Decimal
168046152

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
57%
Hue
308°
Chroma
68
Temperature
WarmCool
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