What Grainy Border by Reckoning

#1e82b4 RGB(30,130,180)

About this color

What Grainy Border by Reckoning occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #1e82b4 — RGB(30, 130, 180).

#1e82b4RGB(30, 130, 180)

HSL 200° · 71% saturation · 41% 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
What Grainy Border by Reckoning
HEX
#1e82b4
RGB
rgb(30,130,180)
RGB%
rgb(11.8%,51%,70.6%)
HSL
hsl(200,71%,41%)
HSV
hsv(200,83%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(83,28,0,29)
LAB
lab(51,-10,-34)
LCH
lch(51,35,254)
sRGB
(0.118,0.51,0.706)
HEX8
#1e82b4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
030130180

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
71%
Hue
200°
Chroma
35
Temperature
WarmCool
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