The Arch down Time-honored Keeping

#60b9e2 RGB(96,185,226)

About this color

The Arch down Time-honored Keeping reads as medium and vivid — a blue tone recorded at #60b9e2, RGB(96, 185, 226).

#60b9e2RGB(96, 185, 226)

HSL 199° · 69% 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

At medium lightness, this blue is flexible enough to serve 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 Arch down Time-honored Keeping
HEX
#60b9e2
RGB
rgb(96,185,226)
RGB%
rgb(37.6%,72.5%,88.6%)
HSL
hsl(199,69%,63%)
HSV
hsv(199,58%,89%)
CMYK
cmyk(58,18,0,11)
LAB
lab(71,-15,-29)
LCH
lch(71,33,243)
sRGB
(0.376,0.725,0.886)
HEX8
#60b9e2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
096185226

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
69%
Hue
199°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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