Balanced Acre between the Tending

#746aa1 RGB(116,106,161)

About this color

Balanced Acre between the Tending occupies the medium, muted end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #746aa1 — RGB(116, 106, 161).

#746aa1RGB(116, 106, 161)

HSL 251° · 23% saturation · 52% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Balanced Acre between the Tending
HEX
#746aa1
RGB
rgb(116,106,161)
RGB%
rgb(45.5%,41.6%,63.1%)
HSL
hsl(251,23%,52%)
HSV
hsv(251,34%,63%)
CMYK
cmyk(28,34,0,37)
LAB
lab(48,17,-28)
LCH
lch(48,33,301)
sRGB
(0.455,0.416,0.631)
HEX8
#746aa1ff
CSS Name
Decimal
116106161

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
23%
Hue
251°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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