When Cultivated Cape until Working

#257afe RGB(37,122,254)

About this color

When Cultivated Cape until Working is rendered by screens as RGB(37, 122, 254) — a medium, intense blue hue.

#257afeRGB(37, 122, 254)

HSL 216° · 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 Cultivated Cape until Working
HEX
#257afe
RGB
rgb(37,122,254)
RGB%
rgb(14.5%,47.8%,99.6%)
HSL
hsl(216,99%,57%)
HSV
hsv(216,85%,100%)
CMYK
cmyk(85,52,0,0)
LAB
lab(53,24,-72)
LCH
lch(53,76,288)
sRGB
(0.145,0.478,0.996)
HEX8
#257afeff
CSS Name
Decimal
037122254

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Color info

Lightness
57%
Saturation
99%
Hue
216°
Chroma
76
Temperature
WarmCool
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