Ordinary Atoll with Continuing

#05889c RGB(5,136,156)

About this color

Ordinary Atoll with Continuing occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #05889c — RGB(5, 136, 156).

#05889cRGB(5, 136, 156)

HSL 188° · 94% saturation · 32% lightness

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Psychology

Dark cyans feel aquatic and technical — deep ocean, industrial machinery, precision instruments.

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History

Cerulean, a blue-green pigment introduced in the nineteenth century, became important to Impressionist painters for capturing sky and water with unprecedented freshness.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home 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

When it comes to colour harmony, combine this cyan with coral and warm white for a fresh, modern palette, or with deep navy and charcoal for a more serious, technical feel.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
Ordinary Atoll with Continuing
HEX
#05889c
RGB
rgb(5,136,156)
RGB%
rgb(2%,53.3%,61.2%)
HSL
hsl(188,94%,32%)
HSV
hsv(188,97%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(97,13,0,39)
LAB
lab(52,-23,-19)
LCH
lch(52,30,220)
sRGB
(0.02,0.533,0.612)
HEX8
#05889cff
CSS Name
Decimal
005136156

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
94%
Hue
188°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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