When the Antique Border beyond Knitting

#917388 RGB(145,115,136)

About this color

When the Antique Border beyond Knitting presents itself as a medium, muted magenta shade, sitting at #917388 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#917388RGB(145, 115, 136)

HSL 318° · 12% saturation · 51% lightness

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Psychology

Magenta at medium lightness is one of the most assertive hues — it demands attention and resists blending into backgrounds.

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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

At medium lightness, this magenta is flexible enough to serve as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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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
When the Antique Border beyond Knitting
HEX
#917388
RGB
rgb(145,115,136)
RGB%
rgb(56.9%,45.1%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(318,12%,51%)
HSV
hsv(318,21%,57%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,21,6,43)
LAB
lab(52,15,-7)
LCH
lch(52,17,335)
sRGB
(0.569,0.451,0.533)
HEX8
#917388ff
CSS Name
Decimal
145115136

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
12%
Hue
318°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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