What the Border opposite Soft Distilling

#474589 RGB(71,69,137)

About this color

What the Border opposite Soft Distilling reads as medium-dark and moderate — a blue tone recorded at #474589, RGB(71, 69, 137).

#474589RGB(71, 69, 137)

HSL 242° · 33% saturation · 40% 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 formats

Name
What the Border opposite Soft Distilling
HEX
#474589
RGB
rgb(71,69,137)
RGB%
rgb(27.8%,27.1%,53.7%)
HSL
hsl(242,33%,40%)
HSV
hsv(242,50%,54%)
CMYK
cmyk(48,50,0,46)
LAB
lab(33,20,-38)
LCH
lch(33,43,298)
sRGB
(0.278,0.271,0.537)
HEX8
#474589ff
CSS Name
Decimal
071069137

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
33%
Hue
242°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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