The Brook upon Thick Settling

#47a5d2 RGB(71,165,210)

About this color

The Brook upon Thick Settling reads as medium and vivid — a blue tone recorded at #47a5d2, RGB(71, 165, 210).

#47a5d2RGB(71, 165, 210)

HSL 199° · 61% saturation · 55% 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

At medium lightness, this blue is flexible enough to serve 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 Brook upon Thick Settling
HEX
#47a5d2
RGB
rgb(71,165,210)
RGB%
rgb(27.8%,64.7%,82.4%)
HSL
hsl(199,61%,55%)
HSV
hsv(199,66%,82%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,21,0,18)
LAB
lab(64,-14,-31)
LCH
lch(64,34,246)
sRGB
(0.278,0.647,0.824)
HEX8
#47a5d2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
071165210

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Color info

Lightness
55%
Saturation
61%
Hue
199°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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