When the Haunted Boulder between Embittering

#480a48 RGB(72,10,72)

About this color

When the Haunted Boulder between Embittering reads as dark and intense — a magenta tone recorded at #480a48, RGB(72, 10, 72).

#480a48RGB(72, 10, 72)

HSL 300° · 76% saturation · 16% lightness

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Psychology

Dark magentas feel intense and sophisticated — editorial fashion, luxury cosmetics, bold graphic design.

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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

In practical terms, a dark magenta like this works well 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

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 the Haunted Boulder between Embittering
HEX
#480a48
RGB
rgb(72,10,72)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,3.9%,28.2%)
HSL
hsl(300,76%,16%)
HSV
hsv(300,86%,28%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,86,0,72)
LAB
lab(16,36,-23)
LCH
lch(16,43,327)
sRGB
(0.282,0.039,0.282)
HEX8
#480a48ff
CSS Name
Decimal
072010072

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
76%
Hue
300°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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