What the Border under Reasonable Extending

#498ee9 RGB(73,142,233)

About this color

What the Border under Reasonable Extending reads as medium and intense — a blue tone recorded at #498ee9, RGB(73, 142, 233).

#498ee9RGB(73, 142, 233)

HSL 214° · 78% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Border under Reasonable Extending
HEX
#498ee9
RGB
rgb(73,142,233)
RGB%
rgb(28.6%,55.7%,91.4%)
HSL
hsl(214,78%,60%)
HSV
hsv(214,69%,91%)
CMYK
cmyk(69,39,0,9)
LAB
lab(59,7,-52)
LCH
lch(59,52,278)
sRGB
(0.286,0.557,0.914)
HEX8
#498ee9ff
CSS Name
Decimal
073142233

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Color info

Lightness
60%
Saturation
78%
Hue
214°
Chroma
52
Temperature
WarmCool
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