The Acre before Permanent Reckoning

#2a6edd RGB(42,110,221)

About this color

The Acre before Permanent Reckoning presents itself as a medium, vivid blue shade, sitting at #2a6edd in the 24-bit RGB space.

#2a6eddRGB(42, 110, 221)

HSL 217° · 72% 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 formats

Name
The Acre before Permanent Reckoning
HEX
#2a6edd
RGB
rgb(42,110,221)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,43.1%,86.7%)
HSL
hsl(217,72%,52%)
HSV
hsv(217,81%,87%)
CMYK
cmyk(81,50,0,13)
LAB
lab(48,19,-63)
LCH
lch(48,66,287)
sRGB
(0.165,0.431,0.867)
HEX8
#2a6eddff
CSS Name
Decimal
042110221

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
72%
Hue
217°
Chroma
66
Temperature
WarmCool
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