When Enduring Basin through Engraving

#8ca1b3 RGB(140,161,179)

About this color

When Enduring Basin through Engraving presents itself as a medium, muted blue shade, sitting at #8ca1b3 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#8ca1b3RGB(140, 161, 179)

HSL 208° · 20% 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

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
When Enduring Basin through Engraving
HEX
#8ca1b3
RGB
rgb(140,161,179)
RGB%
rgb(54.9%,63.1%,70.2%)
HSL
hsl(208,20%,63%)
HSV
hsv(208,22%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(22,10,0,30)
LAB
lab(65,-3,-12)
LCH
lch(65,12,256)
sRGB
(0.549,0.631,0.702)
HEX8
#8ca1b3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
140161179

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
20%
Hue
208°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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