When Placid Border upon Plowing

#4692d3 RGB(70,146,211)

About this color

When Placid Border upon Plowing occupies the medium, vivid end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #4692d3 — RGB(70, 146, 211).

#4692d3RGB(70, 146, 211)

HSL 208° · 62% saturation · 55% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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 Placid Border upon Plowing
HEX
#4692d3
RGB
rgb(70,146,211)
RGB%
rgb(27.5%,57.3%,82.7%)
HSL
hsl(208,62%,55%)
HSV
hsv(208,67%,83%)
CMYK
cmyk(67,31,0,17)
LAB
lab(59,-3,-40)
LCH
lch(59,40,266)
sRGB
(0.275,0.573,0.827)
HEX8
#4692d3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
070146211

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Color info

Lightness
55%
Saturation
62%
Hue
208°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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