Centered Bay toward Setting

#73aabc RGB(115,170,188)

About this color

Centered Bay toward Setting occupies the medium, moderate end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #73aabc — RGB(115, 170, 188).

#73aabcRGB(115, 170, 188)

HSL 195° · 35% saturation · 59% 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
Centered Bay toward Setting
HEX
#73aabc
RGB
rgb(115,170,188)
RGB%
rgb(45.1%,66.7%,73.7%)
HSL
hsl(195,35%,59%)
HSV
hsv(195,39%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(39,10,0,26)
LAB
lab(67,-13,-15)
LCH
lch(67,20,229)
sRGB
(0.451,0.667,0.737)
HEX8
#73aabcff
CSS Name
Decimal
115170188

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Color info

Lightness
59%
Saturation
35%
Hue
195°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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