What Practical Brook over Gathering

#6f71c4 RGB(111,113,196)

About this color

What Practical Brook over Gathering reads as medium and moderate — a blue tone recorded at #6f71c4, RGB(111, 113, 196).

#6f71c4RGB(111, 113, 196)

HSL 239° · 42% saturation · 60% 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
What Practical Brook over Gathering
HEX
#6f71c4
RGB
rgb(111,113,196)
RGB%
rgb(43.5%,44.3%,76.9%)
HSL
hsl(239,42%,60%)
HSV
hsv(239,43%,77%)
CMYK
cmyk(43,42,0,23)
LAB
lab(51,21,-44)
LCH
lch(51,49,296)
sRGB
(0.435,0.443,0.769)
HEX8
#6f71c4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
111113196

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Color info

Lightness
60%
Saturation
42%
Hue
239°
Chroma
49
Temperature
WarmCool
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