The Arch amid Forthright Tilling

#a98fb2 RGB(169,143,178)

About this color

The Arch amid Forthright Tilling is rendered by screens as RGB(169, 143, 178) — a medium, muted magenta hue.

#a98fb2RGB(169, 143, 178)

HSL 285° · 19% saturation · 63% 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 Arch amid Forthright Tilling
HEX
#a98fb2
RGB
rgb(169,143,178)
RGB%
rgb(66.3%,56.1%,69.8%)
HSL
hsl(285,19%,63%)
HSV
hsv(285,20%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(5,20,0,30)
LAB
lab(63,16,-15)
LCH
lch(63,22,317)
sRGB
(0.663,0.561,0.698)
HEX8
#a98fb2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
169143178

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
19%
Hue
285°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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