What the Ample Brook behind Cycling

#3c17ff RGB(60,23,255)

About this color

What the Ample Brook behind Cycling reads as medium and intense — a blue tone recorded at #3c17ff, RGB(60, 23, 255).

#3c17ffRGB(60, 23, 255)

HSL 250° · 100% saturation · 55% 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 the Ample Brook behind Cycling
HEX
#3c17ff
RGB
rgb(60,23,255)
RGB%
rgb(23.5%,9%,100%)
HSL
hsl(250,100%,55%)
HSV
hsv(250,91%,100%)
CMYK
cmyk(76,91,0,0)
LAB
lab(36,76,-102)
LCH
lch(36,127,307)
sRGB
(0.235,0.09,1)
HEX8
#3c17ffff
CSS Name
Decimal
060023255

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Color info

Lightness
55%
Saturation
100%
Hue
250°
Chroma
127
Temperature
WarmCool
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