The Border circa Homespun Finding

#c716f2 RGB(199,22,242)

About this color

The Border circa Homespun Finding occupies the medium, intense end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #c716f2 — RGB(199, 22, 242).

#c716f2RGB(199, 22, 242)

HSL 288° · 89% saturation · 52% 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 circa Homespun Finding
HEX
#c716f2
RGB
rgb(199,22,242)
RGB%
rgb(78%,8.6%,94.9%)
HSL
hsl(288,89%,52%)
HSV
hsv(288,91%,95%)
CMYK
cmyk(18,91,0,5)
LAB
lab(51,86,-69)
LCH
lch(51,110,321)
sRGB
(0.78,0.086,0.949)
HEX8
#c716f2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
199022242

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
89%
Hue
288°
Chroma
110
Temperature
WarmCool
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