The Bay atop Wild Setting

#485aed RGB(72,90,237)

About this color

The Bay atop Wild Setting reads as medium and intense — a blue tone recorded at #485aed, RGB(72, 90, 237).

#485aedRGB(72, 90, 237)

HSL 233° · 82% saturation · 61% 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
The Bay atop Wild Setting
HEX
#485aed
RGB
rgb(72,90,237)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,35.3%,92.9%)
HSL
hsl(233,82%,61%)
HSV
hsv(233,70%,93%)
CMYK
cmyk(70,62,0,7)
LAB
lab(45,41,-76)
LCH
lch(45,86,298)
sRGB
(0.282,0.353,0.929)
HEX8
#485aedff
CSS Name
Decimal
072090237

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Color info

Lightness
61%
Saturation
82%
Hue
233°
Chroma
86
Temperature
WarmCool
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