When Earnest Brook down Cooling

#ad438e RGB(173,67,142)

About this color

When Earnest Brook down Cooling is rendered by screens as RGB(173, 67, 142) — a medium-dark, moderate magenta hue.

#ad438eRGB(173, 67, 142)

HSL 318° · 44% saturation · 47% 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 formats

Name
When Earnest Brook down Cooling
HEX
#ad438e
RGB
rgb(173,67,142)
RGB%
rgb(67.8%,26.3%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(318,44%,47%)
HSV
hsv(318,61%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,61,18,32)
LAB
lab(45,52,-20)
LCH
lch(45,56,339)
sRGB
(0.678,0.263,0.557)
HEX8
#ad438eff
CSS Name
Decimal
173067142

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
44%
Hue
318°
Chroma
56
Temperature
WarmCool
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