The Mild Bay alongside the Finding

#8c8db5 RGB(140,141,181)

About this color

The Mild Bay alongside the Finding is rendered by screens as RGB(140, 141, 181) — a medium, muted blue hue.

#8c8db5RGB(140, 141, 181)

HSL 239° · 22% saturation · 63% 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
The Mild Bay alongside the Finding
HEX
#8c8db5
RGB
rgb(140,141,181)
RGB%
rgb(54.9%,55.3%,71%)
HSL
hsl(239,22%,63%)
HSV
hsv(239,23%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(23,22,0,29)
LAB
lab(60,8,-21)
LCH
lch(60,22,291)
sRGB
(0.549,0.553,0.71)
HEX8
#8c8db5ff
CSS Name
Decimal
140141181

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
22%
Hue
239°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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