When Hewn Brook before Spinning

#707e9e RGB(112,126,158)

About this color

When Hewn Brook before Spinning occupies the medium, muted end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #707e9e — RGB(112, 126, 158).

#707e9eRGB(112, 126, 158)

HSL 222° · 19% 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

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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Hewn Brook before Spinning
HEX
#707e9e
RGB
rgb(112,126,158)
RGB%
rgb(43.9%,49.4%,62%)
HSL
hsl(222,19%,53%)
HSV
hsv(222,29%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(29,20,0,38)
LAB
lab(53,3,-19)
LCH
lch(53,19,279)
sRGB
(0.439,0.494,0.62)
HEX8
#707e9eff
CSS Name
Decimal
112126158

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Color info

Lightness
53%
Saturation
19%
Hue
222°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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