The Border across Venerable Damming

#685e8d RGB(104,94,141)

About this color

The Border across Venerable Damming occupies the medium-dark, muted end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #685e8d — RGB(104, 94, 141).

#685e8dRGB(104, 94, 141)

HSL 253° · 20% saturation · 46% 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
The Border across Venerable Damming
HEX
#685e8d
RGB
rgb(104,94,141)
RGB%
rgb(40.8%,36.9%,55.3%)
HSL
hsl(253,20%,46%)
HSV
hsv(253,33%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(26,33,0,45)
LAB
lab(43,15,-25)
LCH
lch(43,29,301)
sRGB
(0.408,0.369,0.553)
HEX8
#685e8dff
CSS Name
Decimal
104094141

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
20%
Hue
253°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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