The Brook without Leathery Mending

#140ad2 RGB(20,10,210)

About this color

The Brook without Leathery Mending reads as medium-dark and intense — a blue tone recorded at #140ad2, RGB(20, 10, 210).

#140ad2RGB(20, 10, 210)

HSL 243° · 91% saturation · 43% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Brook without Leathery Mending
HEX
#140ad2
RGB
rgb(20,10,210)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,3.9%,82.4%)
HSL
hsl(243,91%,43%)
HSV
hsv(243,95%,82%)
CMYK
cmyk(90,95,0,18)
LAB
lab(27,67,-91)
LCH
lch(27,113,306)
sRGB
(0.078,0.039,0.824)
HEX8
#140ad2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
020010210

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
91%
Hue
243°
Chroma
113
Temperature
WarmCool
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