Rich Brook over Stretching

#888bac RGB(136,139,172)

About this color

Rich Brook over Stretching reads as medium and muted — a blue tone recorded at #888bac, RGB(136, 139, 172).

#888bacRGB(136, 139, 172)

HSL 235° · 18% saturation · 60% 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
Rich Brook over Stretching
HEX
#888bac
RGB
rgb(136,139,172)
RGB%
rgb(53.3%,54.5%,67.5%)
HSL
hsl(235,18%,60%)
HSV
hsv(235,21%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(21,19,0,33)
LAB
lab(59,6,-18)
LCH
lch(59,19,288)
sRGB
(0.533,0.545,0.675)
HEX8
#888bacff
CSS Name
Decimal
136139172

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Color info

Lightness
60%
Saturation
18%
Hue
235°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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