The Alcove toward Level-headed Knitting

#5a77ed RGB(90,119,237)

About this color

The Alcove toward Level-headed Knitting occupies the medium, intense end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #5a77ed — RGB(90, 119, 237).

#5a77edRGB(90, 119, 237)

HSL 228° · 80% saturation · 64% 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 Alcove toward Level-headed Knitting
HEX
#5a77ed
RGB
rgb(90,119,237)
RGB%
rgb(35.3%,46.7%,92.9%)
HSL
hsl(228,80%,64%)
HSV
hsv(228,62%,93%)
CMYK
cmyk(62,50,0,7)
LAB
lab(53,26,-63)
LCH
lch(53,68,292)
sRGB
(0.353,0.467,0.929)
HEX8
#5a77edff
CSS Name
Decimal
090119237

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Color info

Lightness
64%
Saturation
80%
Hue
228°
Chroma
68
Temperature
WarmCool
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