When Burnished Brook atop Sharing

#5536e3 RGB(85,54,227)

About this color

When Burnished Brook atop Sharing is rendered by screens as RGB(85, 54, 227) — a medium, intense blue hue.

#5536e3RGB(85, 54, 227)

HSL 251° · 76% saturation · 55% 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 Burnished Brook atop Sharing
HEX
#5536e3
RGB
rgb(85,54,227)
RGB%
rgb(33.3%,21.2%,89%)
HSL
hsl(251,76%,55%)
HSV
hsv(251,76%,89%)
CMYK
cmyk(63,76,0,11)
LAB
lab(38,59,-82)
LCH
lch(38,101,306)
sRGB
(0.333,0.212,0.89)
HEX8
#5536e3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
085054227

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Color info

Lightness
55%
Saturation
76%
Hue
251°
Chroma
101
Temperature
WarmCool
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