The Placid Brook before Buffering

#35a0cb RGB(53,160,203)

About this color

The Placid Brook before Buffering reads as medium and vivid — a blue tone recorded at #35a0cb, RGB(53, 160, 203).

#35a0cbRGB(53, 160, 203)

HSL 197° · 59% saturation · 50% 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
The Placid Brook before Buffering
HEX
#35a0cb
RGB
rgb(53,160,203)
RGB%
rgb(20.8%,62.7%,79.6%)
HSL
hsl(197,59%,50%)
HSV
hsv(197,74%,80%)
CMYK
cmyk(74,21,0,20)
LAB
lab(62,-16,-31)
LCH
lch(62,35,243)
sRGB
(0.208,0.627,0.796)
HEX8
#35a0cbff
CSS Name
Decimal
053160203

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
59%
Hue
197°
Chroma
35
Temperature
WarmCool
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