The Border atop Forthright Mending

#479abd RGB(71,154,189)

About this color

The Border atop Forthright Mending occupies the medium, moderate end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #479abd — RGB(71, 154, 189).

#479abdRGB(71, 154, 189)

HSL 198° · 47% saturation · 51% 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
The Border atop Forthright Mending
HEX
#479abd
RGB
rgb(71,154,189)
RGB%
rgb(27.8%,60.4%,74.1%)
HSL
hsl(198,47%,51%)
HSV
hsv(198,62%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(62,19,0,26)
LAB
lab(60,-14,-26)
LCH
lch(60,30,242)
sRGB
(0.278,0.604,0.741)
HEX8
#479abdff
CSS Name
Decimal
071154189

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
47%
Hue
198°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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