When Hardy Brook from Guarding

#50a6ce RGB(80,166,206)

About this color

When Hardy Brook from Guarding presents itself as a medium, vivid blue shade, sitting at #50a6ce in the 24-bit RGB space.

#50a6ceRGB(80, 166, 206)

HSL 199° · 56% saturation · 56% 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 formats

Name
When Hardy Brook from Guarding
HEX
#50a6ce
RGB
rgb(80,166,206)
RGB%
rgb(31.4%,65.1%,80.8%)
HSL
hsl(199,56%,56%)
HSV
hsv(199,61%,81%)
CMYK
cmyk(61,19,0,19)
LAB
lab(65,-14,-28)
LCH
lch(65,31,243)
sRGB
(0.314,0.651,0.808)
HEX8
#50a6ceff
CSS Name
Decimal
080166206

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
56%
Hue
199°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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