What the Subtle Basin alongside Cooling

#5e40ff RGB(94,64,255)

About this color

What the Subtle Basin alongside Cooling is rendered by screens as RGB(94, 64, 255) — a medium, intense blue hue.

#5e40ffRGB(94, 64, 255)

HSL 249° · 100% saturation · 63% 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 Subtle Basin alongside Cooling
HEX
#5e40ff
RGB
rgb(94,64,255)
RGB%
rgb(36.9%,25.1%,100%)
HSL
hsl(249,100%,63%)
HSV
hsv(249,75%,100%)
CMYK
cmyk(63,75,0,0)
LAB
lab(43,63,-90)
LCH
lch(43,110,305)
sRGB
(0.369,0.251,1)
HEX8
#5e40ffff
CSS Name
Decimal
094064255

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
100%
Hue
249°
Chroma
110
Temperature
WarmCool
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