The Border beside Neutral Keeping

#3b88ed RGB(59,136,237)

About this color

The Border beside Neutral Keeping reads as medium and intense — a blue tone recorded at #3b88ed, RGB(59, 136, 237).

#3b88edRGB(59, 136, 237)

HSL 214° · 83% 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 Border beside Neutral Keeping
HEX
#3b88ed
RGB
rgb(59,136,237)
RGB%
rgb(23.1%,53.3%,92.9%)
HSL
hsl(214,83%,58%)
HSV
hsv(214,75%,93%)
CMYK
cmyk(75,43,0,7)
LAB
lab(57,11,-58)
LCH
lch(57,59,281)
sRGB
(0.231,0.533,0.929)
HEX8
#3b88edff
CSS Name
Decimal
059136237

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
83%
Hue
214°
Chroma
59
Temperature
WarmCool
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