When Honeyed Basin over Continuing

#5f739e RGB(95,115,158)

About this color

When Honeyed Basin over Continuing presents itself as a medium, moderate blue shade, sitting at #5f739e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#5f739eRGB(95, 115, 158)

HSL 221° · 25% saturation · 50% 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 Honeyed Basin over Continuing
HEX
#5f739e
RGB
rgb(95,115,158)
RGB%
rgb(37.3%,45.1%,62%)
HSL
hsl(221,25%,50%)
HSV
hsv(221,40%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(40,27,0,38)
LAB
lab(48,4,-26)
LCH
lch(48,26,279)
sRGB
(0.373,0.451,0.62)
HEX8
#5f739eff
CSS Name
Decimal
095115158

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
25%
Hue
221°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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