What the Wise Alcove beyond Continuing

#5d616f RGB(93,97,111)

About this color

What the Wise Alcove beyond Continuing is rendered by screens as RGB(93, 97, 111) — a medium-dark, muted blue hue.

#5d616fRGB(93, 97, 111)

HSL 227° · 9% saturation · 40% 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
What the Wise Alcove beyond Continuing
HEX
#5d616f
RGB
rgb(93,97,111)
RGB%
rgb(36.5%,38%,43.5%)
HSL
hsl(227,9%,40%)
HSV
hsv(227,16%,44%)
CMYK
cmyk(16,13,0,56)
LAB
lab(41,2,-8)
LCH
lch(41,8,284)
sRGB
(0.365,0.38,0.435)
HEX8
#5d616fff
CSS Name
Decimal
093097111

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
9%
Hue
227°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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