Pale Cavern beside Splintering

#331246 RGB(51,18,70)

About this color

Pale Cavern beside Splintering is rendered by screens as RGB(51, 18, 70) — a dark, vivid violet hue.

#331246RGB(51, 18, 70)

HSL 278° · 59% saturation · 17% 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 formats

Name
Pale Cavern beside Splintering
HEX
#331246
RGB
rgb(51,18,70)
RGB%
rgb(20%,7.1%,27.5%)
HSL
hsl(278,59%,17%)
HSV
hsv(278,74%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(27,74,0,73)
LAB
lab(13,27,-26)
LCH
lch(13,37,316)
sRGB
(0.2,0.071,0.275)
HEX8
#331246ff
CSS Name
Decimal
051018070

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
59%
Hue
278°
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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