The Border beneath Ingrained Persisting

#b949dd RGB(185,73,221)

About this color

The Border beneath Ingrained Persisting occupies the medium, vivid end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #b949dd — RGB(185, 73, 221).

#b949ddRGB(185, 73, 221)

HSL 285° · 69% saturation · 58% 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 Border beneath Ingrained Persisting
HEX
#b949dd
RGB
rgb(185,73,221)
RGB%
rgb(72.5%,28.6%,86.7%)
HSL
hsl(285,69%,58%)
HSV
hsv(285,67%,87%)
CMYK
cmyk(16,67,0,13)
LAB
lab(52,66,-55)
LCH
lch(52,86,320)
sRGB
(0.725,0.286,0.867)
HEX8
#b949ddff
CSS Name
Decimal
185073221

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
69%
Hue
285°
Chroma
86
Temperature
WarmCool
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