Permanent Bay into the Cooling

#81899a RGB(129,137,154)

About this color

Permanent Bay into the Cooling reads as medium and muted — a blue tone recorded at #81899a, RGB(129, 137, 154).

#81899aRGB(129, 137, 154)

HSL 221° · 11% saturation · 55% 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

At medium lightness, this blue is flexible enough to serve 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
Permanent Bay into the Cooling
HEX
#81899a
RGB
rgb(129,137,154)
RGB%
rgb(50.6%,53.7%,60.4%)
HSL
hsl(221,11%,55%)
HSV
hsv(221,16%,60%)
CMYK
cmyk(16,11,0,40)
LAB
lab(57,1,-10)
LCH
lch(57,10,276)
sRGB
(0.506,0.537,0.604)
HEX8
#81899aff
CSS Name
Decimal
129137154

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Color info

Lightness
55%
Saturation
11%
Hue
221°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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