What Calm Bay beneath Extending

#2885a4 RGB(40,133,164)

About this color

What Calm Bay beneath Extending presents itself as a medium-dark, vivid blue shade, sitting at #2885a4 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#2885a4RGB(40, 133, 164)

HSL 195° · 61% saturation · 40% 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
What Calm Bay beneath Extending
HEX
#2885a4
RGB
rgb(40,133,164)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,52.2%,64.3%)
HSL
hsl(195,61%,40%)
HSV
hsv(195,76%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(76,19,0,36)
LAB
lab(52,-16,-24)
LCH
lch(52,29,236)
sRGB
(0.157,0.522,0.643)
HEX8
#2885a4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040133164

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
61%
Hue
195°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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