The Burial on Aged Aching

#514552 RGB(81,69,82)

About this color

The Burial on Aged Aching reads as dark and muted — a magenta tone recorded at #514552, RGB(81, 69, 82).

#514552RGB(81, 69, 82)

HSL 295° · 9% saturation · 30% 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
The Burial on Aged Aching
HEX
#514552
RGB
rgb(81,69,82)
RGB%
rgb(31.8%,27.1%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(295,9%,30%)
HSV
hsv(295,16%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(1,16,0,68)
LAB
lab(31,8,-6)
LCH
lch(31,10,323)
sRGB
(0.318,0.271,0.322)
HEX8
#514552ff
CSS Name
Decimal
081069082

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
9%
Hue
295°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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