What Sandy Basin down Collecting

#3b53c4 RGB(59,83,196)

About this color

What Sandy Basin down Collecting occupies the medium, vivid end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #3b53c4 — RGB(59, 83, 196).

#3b53c4RGB(59, 83, 196)

HSL 229° · 54% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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 Sandy Basin down Collecting
HEX
#3b53c4
RGB
rgb(59,83,196)
RGB%
rgb(23.1%,32.5%,76.9%)
HSL
hsl(229,54%,50%)
HSV
hsv(229,70%,77%)
CMYK
cmyk(70,58,0,23)
LAB
lab(40,29,-62)
LCH
lch(40,68,295)
sRGB
(0.231,0.325,0.769)
HEX8
#3b53c4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
059083196

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
54%
Hue
229°
Chroma
68
Temperature
WarmCool
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