When Vintage Bluff from Knitting

#4e608e RGB(78,96,142)

About this color

When Vintage Bluff from Knitting presents itself as a medium-dark, moderate blue shade, sitting at #4e608e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#4e608eRGB(78, 96, 142)

HSL 223° · 29% saturation · 43% 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

At medium lightness, this blue is flexible enough to serve 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 Vintage Bluff from Knitting
HEX
#4e608e
RGB
rgb(78,96,142)
RGB%
rgb(30.6%,37.6%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(223,29%,43%)
HSV
hsv(223,45%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(45,32,0,44)
LAB
lab(41,6,-28)
LCH
lch(41,29,282)
sRGB
(0.306,0.376,0.557)
HEX8
#4e608eff
CSS Name
Decimal
078096142

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
29%
Hue
223°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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