What the Settled Basin without Bending

#1d80bf RGB(29,128,191)

About this color

What the Settled Basin without Bending reads as medium-dark and vivid — a blue tone recorded at #1d80bf, RGB(29, 128, 191).

#1d80bfRGB(29, 128, 191)

HSL 203° · 74% 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
What the Settled Basin without Bending
HEX
#1d80bf
RGB
rgb(29,128,191)
RGB%
rgb(11.4%,50.2%,74.9%)
HSL
hsl(203,74%,43%)
HSV
hsv(203,85%,75%)
CMYK
cmyk(85,33,0,25)
LAB
lab(51,-5,-41)
LCH
lch(51,41,263)
sRGB
(0.114,0.502,0.749)
HEX8
#1d80bfff
CSS Name
Decimal
029128191

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
74%
Hue
203°
Chroma
41
Temperature
WarmCool
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