The Warm Basin Inside the Waiting

#18adf5 RGB(24,173,245)

About this color

The Warm Basin Inside the Waiting presents itself as a medium, intense blue shade, sitting at #18adf5 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#18adf5RGB(24, 173, 245)

HSL 200° · 92% saturation · 53% 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
The Warm Basin Inside the Waiting
HEX
#18adf5
RGB
rgb(24,173,245)
RGB%
rgb(9.4%,67.8%,96.1%)
HSL
hsl(200,92%,53%)
HSV
hsv(200,90%,96%)
CMYK
cmyk(90,29,0,4)
LAB
lab(67,-11,-46)
LCH
lch(67,47,257)
sRGB
(0.094,0.678,0.961)
HEX8
#18adf5ff
CSS Name
Decimal
024173245

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Color info

Lightness
53%
Saturation
92%
Hue
200°
Chroma
47
Temperature
WarmCool
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