When Old-fashioned Bluff with Knitting

#523aee RGB(82,58,238)

About this color

When Old-fashioned Bluff with Knitting occupies the medium, intense end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #523aee — RGB(82, 58, 238).

#523aeeRGB(82, 58, 238)

HSL 248° · 84% saturation · 58% 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
When Old-fashioned Bluff with Knitting
HEX
#523aee
RGB
rgb(82,58,238)
RGB%
rgb(32.2%,22.7%,93.3%)
HSL
hsl(248,84%,58%)
HSV
hsv(248,76%,93%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,76,0,7)
LAB
lab(40,60,-86)
LCH
lch(40,105,305)
sRGB
(0.322,0.227,0.933)
HEX8
#523aeeff
CSS Name
Decimal
082058238

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
84%
Hue
248°
Chroma
105
Temperature
WarmCool
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