When the Trusty Border amidst Spanning

#525fa8 RGB(82,95,168)

About this color

When the Trusty Border amidst Spanning is rendered by screens as RGB(82, 95, 168) — a medium-dark, moderate blue hue.

#525fa8RGB(82, 95, 168)

HSL 231° · 34% 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
When the Trusty Border amidst Spanning
HEX
#525fa8
RGB
rgb(82,95,168)
RGB%
rgb(32.2%,37.3%,65.9%)
HSL
hsl(231,34%,49%)
HSV
hsv(231,51%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(51,43,0,34)
LAB
lab(42,16,-41)
LCH
lch(42,44,291)
sRGB
(0.322,0.373,0.659)
HEX8
#525fa8ff
CSS Name
Decimal
082095168

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Color info

Lightness
49%
Saturation
34%
Hue
231°
Chroma
44
Temperature
WarmCool
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