Subtle Acre outside Tilling

#6872ac RGB(104,114,172)

About this color

Subtle Acre outside Tilling occupies the medium, moderate end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #6872ac — RGB(104, 114, 172).

#6872acRGB(104, 114, 172)

HSL 231° · 29% saturation · 54% 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
Subtle Acre outside Tilling
HEX
#6872ac
RGB
rgb(104,114,172)
RGB%
rgb(40.8%,44.7%,67.5%)
HSL
hsl(231,29%,54%)
HSV
hsv(231,40%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(40,34,0,33)
LAB
lab(49,11,-32)
LCH
lch(49,34,289)
sRGB
(0.408,0.447,0.675)
HEX8
#6872acff
CSS Name
Decimal
104114172

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Color info

Lightness
54%
Saturation
29%
Hue
231°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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