What Sable Boulder off Bleeding

#281464 RGB(40,20,100)

About this color

What Sable Boulder off Bleeding is rendered by screens as RGB(40, 20, 100) — a dark, vivid violet hue.

#281464RGB(40, 20, 100)

HSL 255° · 67% saturation · 24% lightness

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Psychology

Dark violets carry associations of mystery, luxury, and depth — historically linked to royalty when purple dye was extraordinarily costly.

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History

Mauveine, the first synthetic dye, was discovered by accident in 1856 by eighteen-year-old William Perkin — a purple that sparked an industrial revolution in colour.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep violet is most at home as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, pair this violet with gold and cream for a rich, considered palette, or with sage and natural linen for something quieter and more contemplative.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
What Sable Boulder off Bleeding
HEX
#281464
RGB
rgb(40,20,100)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,7.8%,39.2%)
HSL
hsl(255,67%,24%)
HSV
hsv(255,80%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(60,80,0,61)
LAB
lab(15,32,-43)
LCH
lch(15,54,307)
sRGB
(0.157,0.078,0.392)
HEX8
#281464ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040020100

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
67%
Hue
255°
Chroma
54
Temperature
WarmCool
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