The Furrowed Brook with Weaving

#5a7c8b RGB(90,124,139)

About this color

The Furrowed Brook with Weaving occupies the medium-dark, muted end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #5a7c8b — RGB(90, 124, 139).

#5a7c8bRGB(90, 124, 139)

HSL 198° · 21% saturation · 45% 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
The Furrowed Brook with Weaving
HEX
#5a7c8b
RGB
rgb(90,124,139)
RGB%
rgb(35.3%,48.6%,54.5%)
HSL
hsl(198,21%,45%)
HSV
hsv(198,35%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(35,11,0,45)
LAB
lab(50,-8,-12)
LCH
lch(50,14,236)
sRGB
(0.353,0.486,0.545)
HEX8
#5a7c8bff
CSS Name
Decimal
090124139

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Color info

Lightness
45%
Saturation
21%
Hue
198°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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