The Tender Bluff through Grading

#466f90 RGB(70,111,144)

About this color

The Tender Bluff through Grading is a moderate, medium-dark blue tone, fixed at #466f90 in the RGB color space.

#466f90RGB(70, 111, 144)

HSL 207° · 35% saturation · 42% 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-dark 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 formats

Name
The Tender Bluff through Grading
HEX
#466f90
RGB
rgb(70,111,144)
RGB%
rgb(27.5%,43.5%,56.5%)
HSL
hsl(207,35%,42%)
HSV
hsv(207,51%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(51,23,0,44)
LAB
lab(45,-5,-22)
LCH
lch(45,23,257)
sRGB
(0.275,0.435,0.565)
HEX8
#466f90ff
CSS Name
Decimal
070111144

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
35%
Hue
207°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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