What the Full-bodied Brook amidst Embedding

#ab91af RGB(171,145,175)

About this color

What the Full-bodied Brook amidst Embedding occupies the medium, muted end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #ab91af — RGB(171, 145, 175).

#ab91afRGB(171, 145, 175)

HSL 292° · 16% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Full-bodied Brook amidst Embedding
HEX
#ab91af
RGB
rgb(171,145,175)
RGB%
rgb(67.1%,56.9%,68.6%)
HSL
hsl(292,16%,63%)
HSV
hsv(292,17%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(2,17,0,31)
LAB
lab(63,15,-12)
LCH
lch(63,19,321)
sRGB
(0.671,0.569,0.686)
HEX8
#ab91afff
CSS Name
Decimal
171145175

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
16%
Hue
292°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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