When Balanced Bay over Stretching

#1f77b3 RGB(31,119,179)

About this color

When Balanced Bay over Stretching reads as medium-dark and vivid — a blue tone recorded at #1f77b3, RGB(31, 119, 179).

#1f77b3RGB(31, 119, 179)

HSL 204° · 70% 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

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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Balanced Bay over Stretching
HEX
#1f77b3
RGB
rgb(31,119,179)
RGB%
rgb(12.2%,46.7%,70.2%)
HSL
hsl(204,70%,41%)
HSV
hsv(204,83%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(83,34,0,30)
LAB
lab(48,-4,-39)
LCH
lch(48,39,264)
sRGB
(0.122,0.467,0.702)
HEX8
#1f77b3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
031119179

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
70%
Hue
204°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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