When Earnest Brook from Grading

#6c80a3 RGB(108,128,163)

About this color

When Earnest Brook from Grading reads as medium and muted — a blue tone recorded at #6c80a3, RGB(108, 128, 163).

#6c80a3RGB(108, 128, 163)

HSL 218° · 23% saturation · 53% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Earnest Brook from Grading
HEX
#6c80a3
RGB
rgb(108,128,163)
RGB%
rgb(42.4%,50.2%,63.9%)
HSL
hsl(218,23%,53%)
HSV
hsv(218,34%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(34,21,0,36)
LAB
lab(53,1,-21)
LCH
lch(53,21,273)
sRGB
(0.424,0.502,0.639)
HEX8
#6c80a3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
108128163

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Color info

Lightness
53%
Saturation
23%
Hue
218°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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