When the Tender Basin throughout Tracing

#b917e8 RGB(185,23,232)

About this color

When the Tender Basin throughout Tracing reads as medium and intense — a magenta tone recorded at #b917e8, RGB(185, 23, 232).

#b917e8RGB(185, 23, 232)

HSL 287° · 82% saturation · 50% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Tender Basin throughout Tracing
HEX
#b917e8
RGB
rgb(185,23,232)
RGB%
rgb(72.5%,9%,91%)
HSL
hsl(287,82%,50%)
HSV
hsv(287,90%,91%)
CMYK
cmyk(20,90,0,9)
LAB
lab(48,82,-68)
LCH
lch(48,107,320)
sRGB
(0.725,0.09,0.91)
HEX8
#b917e8ff
CSS Name
Decimal
185023232

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
82%
Hue
287°
Chroma
107
Temperature
WarmCool
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