Old-fashioned Brook before the Rounding

#bb6dca RGB(187,109,202)

About this color

Old-fashioned Brook before the Rounding presents itself as a medium, moderate magenta shade, sitting at #bb6dca in the 24-bit RGB space.

#bb6dcaRGB(187, 109, 202)

HSL 290° · 47% saturation · 61% 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 brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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
Old-fashioned Brook before the Rounding
HEX
#bb6dca
RGB
rgb(187,109,202)
RGB%
rgb(73.3%,42.7%,79.2%)
HSL
hsl(290,47%,61%)
HSV
hsv(290,46%,79%)
CMYK
cmyk(7,46,0,21)
LAB
lab(58,46,-36)
LCH
lch(58,58,322)
sRGB
(0.733,0.427,0.792)
HEX8
#bb6dcaff
CSS Name
Decimal
187109202

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Color info

Lightness
61%
Saturation
47%
Hue
290°
Chroma
58
Temperature
WarmCool
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