Earthen Border without the Staying

#4c9afa RGB(76,154,250)

About this color

Earthen Border without the Staying occupies the medium, intense end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #4c9afa — RGB(76, 154, 250).

#4c9afaRGB(76, 154, 250)

HSL 213° · 95% saturation · 64% 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
Earthen Border without the Staying
HEX
#4c9afa
RGB
rgb(76,154,250)
RGB%
rgb(29.8%,60.4%,98%)
HSL
hsl(213,95%,64%)
HSV
hsv(213,70%,98%)
CMYK
cmyk(70,38,0,2)
LAB
lab(63,7,-55)
LCH
lch(63,55,277)
sRGB
(0.298,0.604,0.98)
HEX8
#4c9afaff
CSS Name
Decimal
076154250

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Color info

Lightness
64%
Saturation
95%
Hue
213°
Chroma
55
Temperature
WarmCool
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