The Composed Brook in Bridging

#5788d0 RGB(87,136,208)

About this color

The Composed Brook in Bridging is rendered by screens as RGB(87, 136, 208) — a medium, vivid blue hue.

#5788d0RGB(87, 136, 208)

HSL 216° · 56% 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
The Composed Brook in Bridging
HEX
#5788d0
RGB
rgb(87,136,208)
RGB%
rgb(34.1%,53.3%,81.6%)
HSL
hsl(216,56%,58%)
HSV
hsv(216,58%,82%)
CMYK
cmyk(58,35,0,18)
LAB
lab(56,5,-42)
LCH
lch(56,42,277)
sRGB
(0.341,0.533,0.816)
HEX8
#5788d0ff
CSS Name
Decimal
087136208

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
56%
Hue
216°
Chroma
42
Temperature
WarmCool
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