What Sensible Bay without Measuring

#776ab4 RGB(119,106,180)

About this color

What Sensible Bay without Measuring is rendered by screens as RGB(119, 106, 180) — a medium, moderate blue hue.

#776ab4RGB(119, 106, 180)

HSL 251° · 33% 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 Sensible Bay without Measuring
HEX
#776ab4
RGB
rgb(119,106,180)
RGB%
rgb(46.7%,41.6%,70.6%)
HSL
hsl(251,33%,56%)
HSV
hsv(251,41%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(34,41,0,29)
LAB
lab(49,22,-38)
LCH
lch(49,44,300)
sRGB
(0.467,0.416,0.706)
HEX8
#776ab4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
119106180

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
33%
Hue
251°
Chroma
44
Temperature
WarmCool
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