The Brook from Sure Drifting

#4728e2 RGB(71,40,226)

About this color

The Brook from Sure Drifting occupies the medium, intense end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #4728e2 — RGB(71, 40, 226).

#4728e2RGB(71, 40, 226)

HSL 250° · 76% saturation · 52% 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 formats

Name
The Brook from Sure Drifting
HEX
#4728e2
RGB
rgb(71,40,226)
RGB%
rgb(27.8%,15.7%,88.6%)
HSL
hsl(250,76%,52%)
HSV
hsv(250,82%,89%)
CMYK
cmyk(69,82,0,11)
LAB
lab(35,64,-87)
LCH
lch(35,108,306)
sRGB
(0.278,0.157,0.886)
HEX8
#4728e2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
071040226

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
76%
Hue
250°
Chroma
108
Temperature
WarmCool
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