The Bluff in Furrowed Buffering

#706ea2 RGB(112,110,162)

About this color

The Bluff in Furrowed Buffering reads as medium and muted — a blue tone recorded at #706ea2, RGB(112, 110, 162).

#706ea2RGB(112, 110, 162)

HSL 242° · 22% 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 formats

Name
The Bluff in Furrowed Buffering
HEX
#706ea2
RGB
rgb(112,110,162)
RGB%
rgb(43.9%,43.1%,63.5%)
HSL
hsl(242,22%,53%)
HSV
hsv(242,32%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(31,32,0,36)
LAB
lab(49,13,-28)
LCH
lch(49,31,295)
sRGB
(0.439,0.431,0.635)
HEX8
#706ea2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
112110162

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Color info

Lightness
53%
Saturation
22%
Hue
242°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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