When the Methodical Basin for Moving

#c74ca8 RGB(199,76,168)

About this color

When the Methodical Basin for Moving occupies the medium, vivid end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #c74ca8 — RGB(199, 76, 168).

#c74ca8RGB(199, 76, 168)

HSL 315° · 52% saturation · 54% 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
When the Methodical Basin for Moving
HEX
#c74ca8
RGB
rgb(199,76,168)
RGB%
rgb(78%,29.8%,65.9%)
HSL
hsl(315,52%,54%)
HSV
hsv(315,62%,78%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,62,16,22)
LAB
lab(52,59,-25)
LCH
lch(52,64,337)
sRGB
(0.78,0.298,0.659)
HEX8
#c74ca8ff
CSS Name
Decimal
199076168

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Color info

Lightness
54%
Saturation
52%
Hue
315°
Chroma
64
Temperature
WarmCool
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