The Alcove with Muffled Casting

#2babfd RGB(43,171,253)

About this color

The Alcove with Muffled Casting reads as medium and intense — a blue tone recorded at #2babfd, RGB(43, 171, 253).

#2babfdRGB(43, 171, 253)

HSL 203° · 98% saturation · 58% 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 Alcove with Muffled Casting
HEX
#2babfd
RGB
rgb(43,171,253)
RGB%
rgb(16.9%,67.1%,99.2%)
HSL
hsl(203,98%,58%)
HSV
hsv(203,83%,99%)
CMYK
cmyk(83,32,0,1)
LAB
lab(67,-6,-50)
LCH
lch(67,50,263)
sRGB
(0.169,0.671,0.992)
HEX8
#2babfdff
CSS Name
Decimal
043171253

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
98%
Hue
203°
Chroma
50
Temperature
WarmCool
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