Ingrained Bluff after Settling

#4a70a6 RGB(74,112,166)

About this color

Ingrained Bluff after Settling is rendered by screens as RGB(74, 112, 166) — a medium-dark, moderate blue hue.

#4a70a6RGB(74, 112, 166)

HSL 215° · 38% 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
Ingrained Bluff after Settling
HEX
#4a70a6
RGB
rgb(74,112,166)
RGB%
rgb(29%,43.9%,65.1%)
HSL
hsl(215,38%,47%)
HSV
hsv(215,55%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(55,33,0,35)
LAB
lab(47,3,-33)
LCH
lch(47,33,275)
sRGB
(0.29,0.439,0.651)
HEX8
#4a70a6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
074112166

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
38%
Hue
215°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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