What the Brooding Char alongside Defiling

#373a5f RGB(55,58,95)

About this color

What the Brooding Char alongside Defiling settles into a dark blue territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #373a5f, RGB(55, 58, 95).

#373a5fRGB(55, 58, 95)

HSL 236° · 27% saturation · 29% lightness

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Psychology

In its darkest registers blue becomes serious and introspective: trustworthy, professional, slightly austere.

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History

The ancient Egyptians were among the first to produce blue pigment artificially — Egyptian blue, made from copper and sand, coloured the walls of pharaonic tombs.

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Design use

From a design perspective, this shade excels as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

Looking at colour relationships, this blue pairs naturally with warm neutrals — tawny beiges, soft terracottas, aged brass — which amplify its cool character by contrast. Analogous blue-violets and blue-greens give a more cohesive, tonal result.

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Color formats

Name
What the Brooding Char alongside Defiling
HEX
#373a5f
RGB
rgb(55,58,95)
RGB%
rgb(21.6%,22.7%,37.3%)
HSL
hsl(236,27%,29%)
HSV
hsv(236,42%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(42,39,0,63)
LAB
lab(26,9,-22)
LCH
lch(26,24,292)
sRGB
(0.216,0.227,0.373)
HEX8
#373a5fff
CSS Name
Decimal
055058095

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
27%
Hue
236°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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