What the Rough Brook despite Shifting

#2178af RGB(33,120,175)

About this color

What the Rough Brook despite Shifting reads as medium-dark and vivid — a blue tone recorded at #2178af, RGB(33, 120, 175).

#2178afRGB(33, 120, 175)

HSL 203° · 68% 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 formats

Name
What the Rough Brook despite Shifting
HEX
#2178af
RGB
rgb(33,120,175)
RGB%
rgb(12.9%,47.1%,68.6%)
HSL
hsl(203,68%,41%)
HSV
hsv(203,81%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(81,31,0,31)
LAB
lab(48,-5,-36)
LCH
lch(48,36,262)
sRGB
(0.129,0.471,0.686)
HEX8
#2178afff
CSS Name
Decimal
033120175

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
68%
Hue
203°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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