What Olive Border circa Cradling

#475984 RGB(71,89,132)

About this color

What Olive Border circa Cradling presents itself as a medium-dark, moderate blue shade, sitting at #475984 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#475984RGB(71, 89, 132)

HSL 222° · 30% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What Olive Border circa Cradling
HEX
#475984
RGB
rgb(71,89,132)
RGB%
rgb(27.8%,34.9%,51.8%)
HSL
hsl(222,30%,40%)
HSV
hsv(222,46%,52%)
CMYK
cmyk(46,33,0,48)
LAB
lab(38,5,-26)
LCH
lch(38,26,281)
sRGB
(0.278,0.349,0.518)
HEX8
#475984ff
CSS Name
Decimal
071089132

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
30%
Hue
222°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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