Temperate Brook atop the Guarding

#1009f1 RGB(16,9,241)

About this color

Temperate Brook atop the Guarding reads as medium-dark and intense — a blue tone recorded at #1009f1, RGB(16, 9, 241).

#1009f1RGB(16, 9, 241)

HSL 242° · 93% saturation · 49% lightness

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Psychology

Blue at medium lightness is the colour of trust and communication — widely associated with stability, focus, and honesty.

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History

Blue has been among the most valued pigments throughout history — ultramarine, ground from lapis lazuli, was once worth more than gold and reserved for the robes of the Virgin Mary in medieval painting.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this blue 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, complement this blue with amber and warm orange for high-contrast energy, or stay within blue-green and violet neighbours for a serene, cohesive feel.

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Color formats

Name
Temperate Brook atop the Guarding
HEX
#1009f1
RGB
rgb(16,9,241)
RGB%
rgb(6.3%,3.5%,94.5%)
HSL
hsl(242,93%,49%)
HSV
hsv(242,96%,95%)
CMYK
cmyk(93,96,0,5)
LAB
lab(31,75,-102)
LCH
lch(31,127,306)
sRGB
(0.063,0.035,0.945)
HEX8
#1009f1ff
CSS Name
Decimal
016009241

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Color info

Lightness
49%
Saturation
93%
Hue
242°
Chroma
127
Temperature
WarmCool
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