When Time-honored Brook Inside Moving

#3c468e RGB(60,70,142)

About this color

When Time-honored Brook Inside Moving settles into a medium-dark blue territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #3c468e, RGB(60, 70, 142).

#3c468eRGB(60, 70, 142)

HSL 233° · 41% saturation · 40% lightness

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Psychology

Mid blue dominates corporate and tech branding precisely because it reads as dependable without being cold.

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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

In design terms, a mid-toned blue like this handles 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

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
When Time-honored Brook Inside Moving
HEX
#3c468e
RGB
rgb(60,70,142)
RGB%
rgb(23.5%,27.5%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(233,41%,40%)
HSV
hsv(233,58%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(58,51,0,44)
LAB
lab(32,18,-41)
LCH
lch(32,45,294)
sRGB
(0.235,0.275,0.557)
HEX8
#3c468eff
CSS Name
Decimal
060070142

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
41%
Hue
233°
Chroma
45
Temperature
WarmCool
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