The Steady Border beyond Distilling

#5094ab RGB(80,148,171)

About this color

The Steady Border beyond Distilling occupies the medium-dark, moderate end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #5094ab — RGB(80, 148, 171).

#5094abRGB(80, 148, 171)

HSL 195° · 36% saturation · 49% 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
The Steady Border beyond Distilling
HEX
#5094ab
RGB
rgb(80,148,171)
RGB%
rgb(31.4%,58%,67.1%)
HSL
hsl(195,36%,49%)
HSV
hsv(195,53%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(53,13,0,33)
LAB
lab(58,-15,-19)
LCH
lch(58,24,232)
sRGB
(0.314,0.58,0.671)
HEX8
#5094abff
CSS Name
Decimal
080148171

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Color info

Lightness
49%
Saturation
36%
Hue
195°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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