Ponderous Bluff after Settling

#e51ac6 RGB(229,26,198)

About this color

Ponderous Bluff after Settling is rendered by screens as RGB(229, 26, 198) — a medium, intense magenta hue.

#e51ac6RGB(229, 26, 198)

HSL 309° · 80% 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

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
Ponderous Bluff after Settling
HEX
#e51ac6
RGB
rgb(229,26,198)
RGB%
rgb(89.8%,10.2%,77.6%)
HSL
hsl(309,80%,50%)
HSV
hsv(309,89%,90%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,89,14,10)
LAB
lab(53,84,-40)
LCH
lch(53,93,335)
sRGB
(0.898,0.102,0.776)
HEX8
#e51ac6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
229026198

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
80%
Hue
309°
Chroma
93
Temperature
WarmCool
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