When Textured Bay with Knitting

#42488e RGB(66,72,142)

About this color

When Textured Bay with Knitting presents itself as a medium-dark, moderate blue shade, sitting at #42488e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#42488eRGB(66, 72, 142)

HSL 235° · 37% saturation · 41% 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 Textured Bay with Knitting
HEX
#42488e
RGB
rgb(66,72,142)
RGB%
rgb(25.9%,28.2%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(235,37%,41%)
HSV
hsv(235,54%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,49,0,44)
LAB
lab(33,18,-40)
LCH
lch(33,44,294)
sRGB
(0.259,0.282,0.557)
HEX8
#42488eff
CSS Name
Decimal
066072142

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
37%
Hue
235°
Chroma
44
Temperature
WarmCool
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