What the Basin for Distant Lining

#7495a9 RGB(116,149,169)

About this color

What the Basin for Distant Lining occupies the medium, muted end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #7495a9 — RGB(116, 149, 169).

#7495a9RGB(116, 149, 169)

HSL 203° · 24% saturation · 56% 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
What the Basin for Distant Lining
HEX
#7495a9
RGB
rgb(116,149,169)
RGB%
rgb(45.5%,58.4%,66.3%)
HSL
hsl(203,24%,56%)
HSV
hsv(203,31%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(31,12,0,34)
LAB
lab(60,-7,-14)
LCH
lch(60,16,243)
sRGB
(0.455,0.584,0.663)
HEX8
#7495a9ff
CSS Name
Decimal
116149169

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
24%
Hue
203°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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