The Earthen Bay beyond Passing

#b38abb RGB(179,138,187)

About this color

The Earthen Bay beyond Passing presents itself as a medium, moderate magenta shade, sitting at #b38abb in the 24-bit RGB space.

#b38abbRGB(179, 138, 187)

HSL 290° · 26% saturation · 64% 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

At medium lightness, this magenta is flexible enough to serve 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 Earthen Bay beyond Passing
HEX
#b38abb
RGB
rgb(179,138,187)
RGB%
rgb(70.2%,54.1%,73.3%)
HSL
hsl(290,26%,64%)
HSV
hsv(290,26%,73%)
CMYK
cmyk(4,26,0,27)
LAB
lab(63,24,-20)
LCH
lch(63,31,320)
sRGB
(0.702,0.541,0.733)
HEX8
#b38abbff
CSS Name
Decimal
179138187

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Color info

Lightness
64%
Saturation
26%
Hue
290°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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