What the Sensible Bluff into Delineating

#473daf RGB(71,61,175)

About this color

What the Sensible Bluff into Delineating occupies the medium-dark, moderate end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #473daf — RGB(71, 61, 175).

#473dafRGB(71, 61, 175)

HSL 245° · 48% saturation · 46% 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
What the Sensible Bluff into Delineating
HEX
#473daf
RGB
rgb(71,61,175)
RGB%
rgb(27.8%,23.9%,68.6%)
HSL
hsl(245,48%,46%)
HSV
hsv(245,65%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(59,65,0,31)
LAB
lab(34,37,-60)
LCH
lch(34,70,302)
sRGB
(0.278,0.239,0.686)
HEX8
#473dafff
CSS Name
Decimal
071061175

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
48%
Hue
245°
Chroma
70
Temperature
WarmCool
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