What Plain Acre despite Arching

#4895c4 RGB(72,149,196)

About this color

What Plain Acre despite Arching occupies the medium, vivid end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #4895c4 — RGB(72, 149, 196).

#4895c4RGB(72, 149, 196)

HSL 203° · 51% saturation · 53% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What Plain Acre despite Arching
HEX
#4895c4
RGB
rgb(72,149,196)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,58.4%,76.9%)
HSL
hsl(203,51%,53%)
HSV
hsv(203,63%,77%)
CMYK
cmyk(63,24,0,23)
LAB
lab(59,-9,-31)
LCH
lch(59,32,254)
sRGB
(0.282,0.584,0.769)
HEX8
#4895c4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
072149196

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Color info

Lightness
53%
Saturation
51%
Hue
203°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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