Fertile Border through Tying

#40a6cc RGB(64,166,204)

About this color

Fertile Border through Tying presents itself as a medium, vivid blue shade, sitting at #40a6cc in the 24-bit RGB space.

#40a6ccRGB(64, 166, 204)

HSL 196° · 58% saturation · 53% 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
Fertile Border through Tying
HEX
#40a6cc
RGB
rgb(64,166,204)
RGB%
rgb(25.1%,65.1%,80%)
HSL
hsl(196,58%,53%)
HSV
hsv(196,69%,80%)
CMYK
cmyk(69,19,0,20)
LAB
lab(64,-17,-28)
LCH
lch(64,33,239)
sRGB
(0.251,0.651,0.8)
HEX8
#40a6ccff
CSS Name
Decimal
064166204

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Color info

Lightness
53%
Saturation
58%
Hue
196°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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