When the Elevated Blossom by Leaping

#c49cb8 RGB(196,156,184)

About this color

When the Elevated Blossom by Leaping reads as light and moderate — a magenta tone recorded at #c49cb8, RGB(196, 156, 184).

#c49cb8RGB(196, 156, 184)

HSL 318° · 25% saturation · 69% lightness

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Psychology

Light magentas feel playful and warm — associated with candy, bloom, and a certain irrepressible cheerfulness.

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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

A light magenta like this is most useful as page backgrounds, input fields, and hover states — contexts where colour informs rather than dominates. Pair with deeper tones of the same family for clear visual hierarchy.

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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 Elevated Blossom by Leaping
HEX
#c49cb8
RGB
rgb(196,156,184)
RGB%
rgb(76.9%,61.2%,72.2%)
HSL
hsl(318,25%,69%)
HSV
hsv(318,20%,77%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,20,6,23)
LAB
lab(69,20,-9)
LCH
lch(69,22,336)
sRGB
(0.769,0.612,0.722)
HEX8
#c49cb8ff
CSS Name
Decimal
196156184

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Color info

Lightness
69%
Saturation
25%
Hue
318°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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