Toasted Brook on Pressing

#172bc6 RGB(23,43,198)

About this color

Toasted Brook on Pressing presents itself as a medium-dark, intense blue shade, sitting at #172bc6 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#172bc6RGB(23, 43, 198)

HSL 233° · 79% 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 formats

Name
Toasted Brook on Pressing
HEX
#172bc6
RGB
rgb(23,43,198)
RGB%
rgb(9%,16.9%,77.6%)
HSL
hsl(233,79%,43%)
HSV
hsv(233,88%,78%)
CMYK
cmyk(88,78,0,22)
LAB
lab(29,51,-80)
LCH
lch(29,95,303)
sRGB
(0.09,0.169,0.776)
HEX8
#172bc6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023043198

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
79%
Hue
233°
Chroma
95
Temperature
WarmCool
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