The Boulder for Rueful Eroding

#4f004d RGB(79,0,77)

About this color

The Boulder for Rueful Eroding is rendered by screens as RGB(79, 0, 77) — a dark, intense magenta hue.

#4f004dRGB(79, 0, 77)

HSL 302° · 100% saturation · 15% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Boulder for Rueful Eroding
HEX
#4f004d
RGB
rgb(79,0,77)
RGB%
rgb(31%,0%,30.2%)
HSL
hsl(302,100%,15%)
HSV
hsv(302,100%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,100,3,69)
LAB
lab(16,42,-25)
LCH
lch(16,49,329)
sRGB
(0.31,0,0.302)
HEX8
#4f004dff
CSS Name
Decimal
079000077

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
100%
Hue
302°
Chroma
49
Temperature
WarmCool
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