The Border in Solid Layering

#6a556d RGB(106,85,109)

About this color

The Border in Solid Layering is rendered by screens as RGB(106, 85, 109) — a medium-dark, muted magenta hue.

#6a556dRGB(106, 85, 109)

HSL 293° · 12% saturation · 38% 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
The Border in Solid Layering
HEX
#6a556d
RGB
rgb(106,85,109)
RGB%
rgb(41.6%,33.3%,42.7%)
HSL
hsl(293,12%,38%)
HSV
hsv(293,22%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(3,22,0,57)
LAB
lab(39,13,-10)
LCH
lch(39,16,322)
sRGB
(0.416,0.333,0.427)
HEX8
#6a556dff
CSS Name
Decimal
106085109

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
12%
Hue
293°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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