When Salted Arch upon Crossing

#23a7fe RGB(35,167,254)

About this color

When Salted Arch upon Crossing occupies the medium, intense end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #23a7fe — RGB(35, 167, 254).

#23a7feRGB(35, 167, 254)

HSL 204° · 99% saturation · 57% 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
When Salted Arch upon Crossing
HEX
#23a7fe
RGB
rgb(35,167,254)
RGB%
rgb(13.7%,65.5%,99.6%)
HSL
hsl(204,99%,57%)
HSV
hsv(204,86%,100%)
CMYK
cmyk(86,34,0,0)
LAB
lab(66,-4,-53)
LCH
lch(66,53,266)
sRGB
(0.137,0.655,0.996)
HEX8
#23a7feff
CSS Name
Decimal
035167254

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Color info

Lightness
57%
Saturation
99%
Hue
204°
Chroma
53
Temperature
WarmCool
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