Old-fashioned Bluff unto Layering

#dc149c RGB(220,20,156)

About this color

Old-fashioned Bluff unto Layering is rendered by screens as RGB(220, 20, 156) — a medium-dark, intense magenta hue.

#dc149cRGB(220, 20, 156)

HSL 319° · 83% saturation · 47% 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 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

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
Old-fashioned Bluff unto Layering
HEX
#dc149c
RGB
rgb(220,20,156)
RGB%
rgb(86.3%,7.8%,61.2%)
HSL
hsl(319,83%,47%)
HSV
hsv(319,91%,86%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,91,29,14)
LAB
lab(50,78,-21)
LCH
lch(50,81,345)
sRGB
(0.863,0.078,0.612)
HEX8
#dc149cff
CSS Name
Decimal
220020156

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
83%
Hue
319°
Chroma
81
Temperature
WarmCool
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