When Placid Canyon Against Buffering

#d42cbe RGB(212,44,190)

About this color

When Placid Canyon Against Buffering reads as medium and vivid — a magenta tone recorded at #d42cbe, RGB(212, 44, 190).

#d42cbeRGB(212, 44, 190)

HSL 308° · 66% saturation · 50% 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 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

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
When Placid Canyon Against Buffering
HEX
#d42cbe
RGB
rgb(212,44,190)
RGB%
rgb(83.1%,17.3%,74.5%)
HSL
hsl(308,66%,50%)
HSV
hsv(308,79%,83%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,79,10,17)
LAB
lab(51,76,-39)
LCH
lch(51,85,333)
sRGB
(0.831,0.173,0.745)
HEX8
#d42cbeff
CSS Name
Decimal
212044190

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
66%
Hue
308°
Chroma
85
Temperature
WarmCool
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