When the Rooted Brook within Reckoning

#8090a8 RGB(128,144,168)

About this color

When the Rooted Brook within Reckoning occupies the medium, muted end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #8090a8 — RGB(128, 144, 168).

#8090a8RGB(128, 144, 168)

HSL 216° · 19% saturation · 58% 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
When the Rooted Brook within Reckoning
HEX
#8090a8
RGB
rgb(128,144,168)
RGB%
rgb(50.2%,56.5%,65.9%)
HSL
hsl(216,19%,58%)
HSV
hsv(216,24%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(24,14,0,34)
LAB
lab(59,0,-15)
LCH
lch(59,15,270)
sRGB
(0.502,0.565,0.659)
HEX8
#8090a8ff
CSS Name
Decimal
128144168

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
19%
Hue
216°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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