When the Salted Bluff Since Joining

#ae56c8 RGB(174,86,200)

About this color

When the Salted Bluff Since Joining is rendered by screens as RGB(174, 86, 200) — a medium, vivid magenta hue.

#ae56c8RGB(174, 86, 200)

HSL 286° · 51% saturation · 56% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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
When the Salted Bluff Since Joining
HEX
#ae56c8
RGB
rgb(174,86,200)
RGB%
rgb(68.2%,33.7%,78.4%)
HSL
hsl(286,51%,56%)
HSV
hsv(286,57%,78%)
CMYK
cmyk(13,57,0,22)
LAB
lab(52,53,-44)
LCH
lch(52,69,320)
sRGB
(0.682,0.337,0.784)
HEX8
#ae56c8ff
CSS Name
Decimal
174086200

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
51%
Hue
286°
Chroma
69
Temperature
WarmCool
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