When Fixed Bluff over Keeping

#5b588e RGB(91,88,142)

About this color

When Fixed Bluff over Keeping is a muted, medium-dark blue tone, fixed at #5b588e in the RGB color space.

#5b588eRGB(91, 88, 142)

HSL 243° · 23% saturation · 45% lightness

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Psychology

Mid blue dominates corporate and tech branding precisely because it reads as dependable without being cold.

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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

Practically, this medium-dark blue is comfortable 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

For palette building, this blue pairs naturally with warm neutrals — tawny beiges, soft terracottas, aged brass — which amplify its cool character by contrast. Analogous blue-violets and blue-greens give a more cohesive, tonal result.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Fixed Bluff over Keeping
HEX
#5b588e
RGB
rgb(91,88,142)
RGB%
rgb(35.7%,34.5%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(243,23%,45%)
HSV
hsv(243,38%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(36,38,0,44)
LAB
lab(40,15,-29)
LCH
lch(40,33,297)
sRGB
(0.357,0.345,0.557)
HEX8
#5b588eff
CSS Name
Decimal
091088142

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Color info

Lightness
45%
Saturation
23%
Hue
243°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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