When the Countrified Acre beside Entwining

#3c9ec8 RGB(60,158,200)

About this color

When the Countrified Acre beside Entwining is a vivid, medium blue tone, fixed at #3c9ec8 in the RGB color space.

#3c9ec8RGB(60, 158, 200)

HSL 198° · 56% saturation · 51% lightness

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Psychology

Mid blue dominates corporate and tech branding precisely because it reads as dependable without being cold.

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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

Practically, this medium blue is comfortable 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

For palette building, this blue pairs naturally with warm neutrals — tawny beiges, soft terracottas, aged brass — which amplify its cool character by contrast. Analogous blue-violets and blue-greens give a more cohesive, tonal result.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Countrified Acre beside Entwining
HEX
#3c9ec8
RGB
rgb(60,158,200)
RGB%
rgb(23.5%,62%,78.4%)
HSL
hsl(198,56%,51%)
HSV
hsv(198,70%,78%)
CMYK
cmyk(70,21,0,22)
LAB
lab(61,-15,-30)
LCH
lch(61,34,243)
sRGB
(0.235,0.62,0.784)
HEX8
#3c9ec8ff
CSS Name
Decimal
060158200

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
56%
Hue
198°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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