The Brook amidst Fixed Measuring

#af6ab2 RGB(175,106,178)

About this color

The Brook amidst Fixed Measuring occupies the medium, moderate end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #af6ab2 — RGB(175, 106, 178).

#af6ab2RGB(175, 106, 178)

HSL 298° · 32% saturation · 56% 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 Brook amidst Fixed Measuring
HEX
#af6ab2
RGB
rgb(175,106,178)
RGB%
rgb(68.6%,41.6%,69.8%)
HSL
hsl(298,32%,56%)
HSV
hsv(298,40%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(2,40,0,30)
LAB
lab(55,39,-27)
LCH
lch(55,47,325)
sRGB
(0.686,0.416,0.698)
HEX8
#af6ab2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
175106178

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
32%
Hue
298°
Chroma
47
Temperature
WarmCool
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