What Earthen Brook behind Spanning

#8493a4 RGB(132,147,164)

About this color

What Earthen Brook behind Spanning presents itself as a medium, muted blue shade, sitting at #8493a4 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#8493a4RGB(132, 147, 164)

HSL 212° · 15% 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

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
What Earthen Brook behind Spanning
HEX
#8493a4
RGB
rgb(132,147,164)
RGB%
rgb(51.8%,57.6%,64.3%)
HSL
hsl(212,15%,58%)
HSV
hsv(212,20%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(20,10,0,36)
LAB
lab(60,-2,-11)
LCH
lch(60,11,260)
sRGB
(0.518,0.576,0.643)
HEX8
#8493a4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
132147164

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
15%
Hue
212°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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