What Centered Canyon without Extending

#7472c4 RGB(116,114,196)

About this color

What Centered Canyon without Extending is a moderate, medium blue tone, fixed at #7472c4 in the RGB color space.

#7472c4RGB(116, 114, 196)

HSL 241° · 41% saturation · 61% lightness

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Psychology

Mid blue dominates corporate and tech branding precisely because it reads as dependable without being cold.

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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

Practically, this medium blue is comfortable 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

For palette building, this blue pairs naturally with warm neutrals — tawny beiges, soft terracottas, aged brass — which amplify its cool character by contrast. Analogous blue-violets and blue-greens give a more cohesive, tonal result.

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Color formats

Name
What Centered Canyon without Extending
HEX
#7472c4
RGB
rgb(116,114,196)
RGB%
rgb(45.5%,44.7%,76.9%)
HSL
hsl(241,41%,61%)
HSV
hsv(241,42%,77%)
CMYK
cmyk(41,42,0,23)
LAB
lab(52,21,-43)
LCH
lch(52,48,296)
sRGB
(0.455,0.447,0.769)
HEX8
#7472c4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
116114196

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Color info

Lightness
61%
Saturation
41%
Hue
241°
Chroma
48
Temperature
WarmCool
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