Gentle Bay toward Crossing

#5280a6 RGB(82,128,166)

About this color

Gentle Bay toward Crossing is rendered by screens as RGB(82, 128, 166) — a medium-dark, moderate blue hue.

#5280a6RGB(82, 128, 166)

HSL 207° · 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
Gentle Bay toward Crossing
HEX
#5280a6
RGB
rgb(82,128,166)
RGB%
rgb(32.2%,50.2%,65.1%)
HSL
hsl(207,34%,49%)
HSV
hsv(207,51%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(51,23,0,35)
LAB
lab(52,-5,-25)
LCH
lch(52,25,259)
sRGB
(0.322,0.502,0.651)
HEX8
#5280a6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
082128166

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Color info

Lightness
49%
Saturation
34%
Hue
207°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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