The Solid Acre Against Stretching

#a88db0 RGB(168,141,176)

About this color

The Solid Acre Against Stretching reads as medium and muted — a magenta tone recorded at #a88db0, RGB(168, 141, 176).

#a88db0RGB(168, 141, 176)

HSL 286° · 18% saturation · 62% 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

At medium lightness, this magenta is flexible enough to serve 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 Solid Acre Against Stretching
HEX
#a88db0
RGB
rgb(168,141,176)
RGB%
rgb(65.9%,55.3%,69%)
HSL
hsl(286,18%,62%)
HSV
hsv(286,20%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(5,20,0,31)
LAB
lab(62,17,-15)
LCH
lch(62,23,319)
sRGB
(0.659,0.553,0.69)
HEX8
#a88db0ff
CSS Name
Decimal
168141176

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Color info

Lightness
62%
Saturation
18%
Hue
286°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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