The Bluff Inside Subtle Tracing

#ae0fbd RGB(174,15,189)

About this color

The Bluff Inside Subtle Tracing occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #ae0fbd — RGB(174, 15, 189).

#ae0fbdRGB(174, 15, 189)

HSL 295° · 85% saturation · 40% 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 formats

Name
The Bluff Inside Subtle Tracing
HEX
#ae0fbd
RGB
rgb(174,15,189)
RGB%
rgb(68.2%,5.9%,74.1%)
HSL
hsl(295,85%,40%)
HSV
hsv(295,92%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(8,92,0,26)
LAB
lab(43,75,-52)
LCH
lch(43,91,325)
sRGB
(0.682,0.059,0.741)
HEX8
#ae0fbdff
CSS Name
Decimal
174015189

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
85%
Hue
295°
Chroma
91
Temperature
WarmCool
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