What the Bluff until Hazel Extending

#1428f9 RGB(20,40,249)

About this color

What the Bluff until Hazel Extending occupies the medium, intense end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #1428f9 — RGB(20, 40, 249).

#1428f9RGB(20, 40, 249)

HSL 235° · 95% saturation · 53% 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
What the Bluff until Hazel Extending
HEX
#1428f9
RGB
rgb(20,40,249)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,15.7%,97.6%)
HSL
hsl(235,95%,53%)
HSV
hsv(235,92%,98%)
CMYK
cmyk(92,84,0,2)
LAB
lab(35,68,-100)
LCH
lch(35,121,304)
sRGB
(0.078,0.157,0.976)
HEX8
#1428f9ff
CSS Name
Decimal
020040249

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Color info

Lightness
53%
Saturation
95%
Hue
235°
Chroma
121
Temperature
WarmCool
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