When Stocky Acre opposite Balancing

#48b4ee RGB(72,180,238)

About this color

When Stocky Acre opposite Balancing occupies the medium, intense end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #48b4ee — RGB(72, 180, 238).

#48b4eeRGB(72, 180, 238)

HSL 201° · 83% 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

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
When Stocky Acre opposite Balancing
HEX
#48b4ee
RGB
rgb(72,180,238)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,70.6%,93.3%)
HSL
hsl(201,83%,61%)
HSV
hsv(201,70%,93%)
CMYK
cmyk(70,24,0,7)
LAB
lab(70,-13,-38)
LCH
lch(70,40,251)
sRGB
(0.282,0.706,0.933)
HEX8
#48b4eeff
CSS Name
Decimal
072180238

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Color info

Lightness
61%
Saturation
83%
Hue
201°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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