Salted Basin off Fording

#6488a6 RGB(100,136,166)

About this color

Salted Basin off Fording presents itself as a medium, moderate blue shade, sitting at #6488a6 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#6488a6RGB(100, 136, 166)

HSL 207° · 27% saturation · 52% 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
Salted Basin off Fording
HEX
#6488a6
RGB
rgb(100,136,166)
RGB%
rgb(39.2%,53.3%,65.1%)
HSL
hsl(207,27%,52%)
HSV
hsv(207,40%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(40,18,0,35)
LAB
lab(55,-5,-20)
LCH
lch(55,21,256)
sRGB
(0.392,0.533,0.651)
HEX8
#6488a6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
100136166

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
27%
Hue
207°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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