When Honest Acre behind Cooling

#40b2de RGB(64,178,222)

About this color

When Honest Acre behind Cooling presents itself as a medium, vivid blue shade, sitting at #40b2de in the 24-bit RGB space.

#40b2deRGB(64, 178, 222)

HSL 197° · 71% saturation · 56% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Honest Acre behind Cooling
HEX
#40b2de
RGB
rgb(64,178,222)
RGB%
rgb(25.1%,69.8%,87.1%)
HSL
hsl(197,71%,56%)
HSV
hsv(197,71%,87%)
CMYK
cmyk(71,20,0,13)
LAB
lab(68,-18,-31)
LCH
lch(68,36,240)
sRGB
(0.251,0.698,0.871)
HEX8
#40b2deff
CSS Name
Decimal
064178222

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
71%
Hue
197°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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