When Ordinary Basin until Remaining

#231bee RGB(35,27,238)

About this color

When Ordinary Basin until Remaining presents itself as a medium, intense blue shade, sitting at #231bee in the 24-bit RGB space.

#231beeRGB(35, 27, 238)

HSL 242° · 86% saturation · 52% 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 Ordinary Basin until Remaining
HEX
#231bee
RGB
rgb(35,27,238)
RGB%
rgb(13.7%,10.6%,93.3%)
HSL
hsl(242,86%,52%)
HSV
hsv(242,89%,93%)
CMYK
cmyk(85,89,0,7)
LAB
lab(33,70,-98)
LCH
lch(33,120,306)
sRGB
(0.137,0.106,0.933)
HEX8
#231beeff
CSS Name
Decimal
035027238

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
86%
Hue
242°
Chroma
120
Temperature
WarmCool
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