Abandoned Basalt upon Faltering

#4c2546 RGB(76,37,70)

About this color

Abandoned Basalt upon Faltering is rendered by screens as RGB(76, 37, 70) — a dark, moderate magenta hue.

#4c2546RGB(76, 37, 70)

HSL 309° · 35% saturation · 22% 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

Practically speaking, this deep magenta 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 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
Abandoned Basalt upon Faltering
HEX
#4c2546
RGB
rgb(76,37,70)
RGB%
rgb(29.8%,14.5%,27.5%)
HSL
hsl(309,35%,22%)
HSV
hsv(309,51%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,51,8,70)
LAB
lab(21,24,-13)
LCH
lch(21,27,332)
sRGB
(0.298,0.145,0.275)
HEX8
#4c2546ff
CSS Name
Decimal
076037070

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
35%
Hue
309°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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