The Bluff into Reasonable Leaning

#0780a2 RGB(7,128,162)

About this color

The Bluff into Reasonable Leaning reads as dark and intense — a cyan tone recorded at #0780a2, RGB(7, 128, 162).

#0780a2RGB(7, 128, 162)

HSL 193° · 92% saturation · 33% 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

In practical terms, a dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 formats

Name
The Bluff into Reasonable Leaning
HEX
#0780a2
RGB
rgb(7,128,162)
RGB%
rgb(2.7%,50.2%,63.5%)
HSL
hsl(193,92%,33%)
HSV
hsv(193,96%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(96,21,0,36)
LAB
lab(50,-17,-26)
LCH
lch(50,31,237)
sRGB
(0.027,0.502,0.635)
HEX8
#0780a2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
007128162

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
92%
Hue
193°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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