Abiding Brook despite Waiting

#dc56c6 RGB(220,86,198)

About this color

Abiding Brook despite Waiting occupies the medium, vivid end of the magenta spectrum, defined by its coordinates #dc56c6 — RGB(220, 86, 198).

#dc56c6RGB(220, 86, 198)

HSL 310° · 66% saturation · 60% 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
Abiding Brook despite Waiting
HEX
#dc56c6
RGB
rgb(220,86,198)
RGB%
rgb(86.3%,33.7%,77.6%)
HSL
hsl(310,66%,60%)
HSV
hsv(310,61%,86%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,61,10,14)
LAB
lab(58,65,-33)
LCH
lch(58,73,333)
sRGB
(0.863,0.337,0.776)
HEX8
#dc56c6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
220086198

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Color info

Lightness
60%
Saturation
66%
Hue
310°
Chroma
73
Temperature
WarmCool
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