The Timeworn Bay for Bordering

#c171cb RGB(193,113,203)

About this color

The Timeworn Bay for Bordering occupies the medium, moderate end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #c171cb — RGB(193, 113, 203).

#c171cbRGB(193, 113, 203)

HSL 293° · 46% saturation · 62% 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 Timeworn Bay for Bordering
HEX
#c171cb
RGB
rgb(193,113,203)
RGB%
rgb(75.7%,44.3%,79.6%)
HSL
hsl(293,46%,62%)
HSV
hsv(293,44%,80%)
CMYK
cmyk(5,44,0,20)
LAB
lab(59,46,-34)
LCH
lch(59,57,324)
sRGB
(0.757,0.443,0.796)
HEX8
#c171cbff
CSS Name
Decimal
193113203

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Color info

Lightness
62%
Saturation
46%
Hue
293°
Chroma
57
Temperature
WarmCool
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