What Homely Brook until Grading

#2f42b4 RGB(47,66,180)

About this color

What Homely Brook until Grading reads as medium-dark and vivid — a blue tone recorded at #2f42b4, RGB(47, 66, 180).

#2f42b4RGB(47, 66, 180)

HSL 231° · 59% saturation · 45% 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
What Homely Brook until Grading
HEX
#2f42b4
RGB
rgb(47,66,180)
RGB%
rgb(18.4%,25.9%,70.6%)
HSL
hsl(231,59%,45%)
HSV
hsv(231,74%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(74,63,0,29)
LAB
lab(34,33,-63)
LCH
lch(34,71,298)
sRGB
(0.184,0.259,0.706)
HEX8
#2f42b4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
047066180

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Color info

Lightness
45%
Saturation
59%
Hue
231°
Chroma
71
Temperature
WarmCool
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