Calm Basin on the Rounding

#4885aa RGB(72,133,170)

About this color

Calm Basin on the Rounding is rendered by screens as RGB(72, 133, 170) — a medium-dark, moderate blue hue.

#4885aaRGB(72, 133, 170)

HSL 203° · 40% saturation · 47% 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
Calm Basin on the Rounding
HEX
#4885aa
RGB
rgb(72,133,170)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,52.2%,66.7%)
HSL
hsl(203,40%,47%)
HSV
hsv(203,58%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(58,22,0,33)
LAB
lab(53,-9,-26)
LCH
lch(53,28,251)
sRGB
(0.282,0.522,0.667)
HEX8
#4885aaff
CSS Name
Decimal
072133170

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
40%
Hue
203°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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