When Homely Acre beyond Pausing

#88949e RGB(136,148,158)

About this color

When Homely Acre beyond Pausing occupies the medium, muted end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #88949e — RGB(136, 148, 158).

#88949eRGB(136, 148, 158)

HSL 207° · 10% 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 formats

Name
When Homely Acre beyond Pausing
HEX
#88949e
RGB
rgb(136,148,158)
RGB%
rgb(53.3%,58%,62%)
HSL
hsl(207,10%,58%)
HSV
hsv(207,14%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(14,6,0,38)
LAB
lab(61,-2,-7)
LCH
lch(61,7,254)
sRGB
(0.533,0.58,0.62)
HEX8
#88949eff
CSS Name
Decimal
136148158

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
10%
Hue
207°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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