The Honeyed Border past Balancing

#748fa0 RGB(116,143,160)

About this color

The Honeyed Border past Balancing occupies the medium, muted end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #748fa0 — RGB(116, 143, 160).

#748fa0RGB(116, 143, 160)

HSL 203° · 19% saturation · 54% 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
The Honeyed Border past Balancing
HEX
#748fa0
RGB
rgb(116,143,160)
RGB%
rgb(45.5%,56.1%,62.7%)
HSL
hsl(203,19%,54%)
HSV
hsv(203,28%,63%)
CMYK
cmyk(28,11,0,37)
LAB
lab(58,-5,-12)
LCH
lch(58,13,247)
sRGB
(0.455,0.561,0.627)
HEX8
#748fa0ff
CSS Name
Decimal
116143160

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Color info

Lightness
54%
Saturation
19%
Hue
203°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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