What the Rough Bluff without Lodging

#4fb3df RGB(79,179,223)

About this color

What the Rough Bluff without Lodging is rendered by screens as RGB(79, 179, 223) — a medium, vivid blue hue.

#4fb3dfRGB(79, 179, 223)

HSL 198° · 69% saturation · 59% 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 the Rough Bluff without Lodging
HEX
#4fb3df
RGB
rgb(79,179,223)
RGB%
rgb(31%,70.2%,87.5%)
HSL
hsl(198,69%,59%)
HSV
hsv(198,65%,87%)
CMYK
cmyk(65,20,0,13)
LAB
lab(69,-16,-31)
LCH
lch(69,35,243)
sRGB
(0.31,0.702,0.875)
HEX8
#4fb3dfff
CSS Name
Decimal
079179223

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Color info

Lightness
59%
Saturation
69%
Hue
198°
Chroma
35
Temperature
WarmCool
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