Forthright Brook circa the Returning

#df2ab1 RGB(223,42,177)

About this color

Forthright Brook circa the Returning reads as medium and vivid — a magenta tone recorded at #df2ab1, RGB(223, 42, 177).

#df2ab1RGB(223, 42, 177)

HSL 315° · 74% saturation · 52% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Forthright Brook circa the Returning
HEX
#df2ab1
RGB
rgb(223,42,177)
RGB%
rgb(87.5%,16.5%,69.4%)
HSL
hsl(315,74%,52%)
HSV
hsv(315,81%,87%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,81,21,13)
LAB
lab(52,77,-29)
LCH
lch(52,82,339)
sRGB
(0.875,0.165,0.694)
HEX8
#df2ab1ff
CSS Name
Decimal
223042177

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
74%
Hue
315°
Chroma
82
Temperature
WarmCool
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