When the Mellowed Brook before Bordering

#148ec8 RGB(20,142,200)

About this color

When the Mellowed Brook before Bordering is rendered by screens as RGB(20, 142, 200) — a medium-dark, intense blue hue.

#148ec8RGB(20, 142, 200)

HSL 199° · 82% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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
When the Mellowed Brook before Bordering
HEX
#148ec8
RGB
rgb(20,142,200)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,55.7%,78.4%)
HSL
hsl(199,82%,43%)
HSV
hsv(199,90%,78%)
CMYK
cmyk(90,29,0,22)
LAB
lab(56,-10,-39)
LCH
lch(56,40,256)
sRGB
(0.078,0.557,0.784)
HEX8
#148ec8ff
CSS Name
Decimal
020142200

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
82%
Hue
199°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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