When the Dependable Alcove for Bordering

#ab96a8 RGB(171,150,168)

About this color

When the Dependable Alcove for Bordering reads as medium and muted — a magenta tone recorded at #ab96a8, RGB(171, 150, 168).

#ab96a8RGB(171, 150, 168)

HSL 309° · 11% saturation · 63% 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 Dependable Alcove for Bordering
HEX
#ab96a8
RGB
rgb(171,150,168)
RGB%
rgb(67.1%,58.8%,65.9%)
HSL
hsl(309,11%,63%)
HSV
hsv(309,12%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,12,2,33)
LAB
lab(64,11,-7)
LCH
lch(64,13,328)
sRGB
(0.671,0.588,0.659)
HEX8
#ab96a8ff
CSS Name
Decimal
171150168

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
11%
Hue
309°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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