The Composed Brook before Grounding

#5988ab RGB(89,136,171)

About this color

The Composed Brook before Grounding occupies the medium, moderate end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #5988ab — RGB(89, 136, 171).

#5988abRGB(89, 136, 171)

HSL 206° · 33% saturation · 51% 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
The Composed Brook before Grounding
HEX
#5988ab
RGB
rgb(89,136,171)
RGB%
rgb(34.9%,53.3%,67.1%)
HSL
hsl(206,33%,51%)
HSV
hsv(206,48%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(48,20,0,33)
LAB
lab(55,-6,-23)
LCH
lch(55,24,255)
sRGB
(0.349,0.533,0.671)
HEX8
#5988abff
CSS Name
Decimal
089136171

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
33%
Hue
206°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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