What the Olive Brook through Forging

#1404ff RGB(20,4,255)

About this color

What the Olive Brook through Forging presents itself as a medium, intense blue shade, sitting at #1404ff in the 24-bit RGB space.

#1404ffRGB(20, 4, 255)

HSL 244° · 100% saturation · 51% 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
What the Olive Brook through Forging
HEX
#1404ff
RGB
rgb(20,4,255)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,1.6%,100%)
HSL
hsl(244,100%,51%)
HSV
hsv(244,98%,100%)
CMYK
cmyk(92,98,0,0)
LAB
lab(33,79,-107)
LCH
lch(33,133,306)
sRGB
(0.078,0.016,1)
HEX8
#1404ffff
CSS Name
Decimal
020004255

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
100%
Hue
244°
Chroma
133
Temperature
WarmCool
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