Sinister Basalt above Draining

#087286 RGB(8,114,134)

About this color

Sinister Basalt above Draining settles into a dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #087286, RGB(8, 114, 134).

#087286RGB(8, 114, 134)

HSL 190° · 89% saturation · 28% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
Sinister Basalt above Draining
HEX
#087286
RGB
rgb(8,114,134)
RGB%
rgb(3.1%,44.7%,52.5%)
HSL
hsl(190,89%,28%)
HSV
hsv(190,94%,53%)
CMYK
cmyk(94,15,0,47)
LAB
lab(44,-19,-19)
LCH
lch(44,27,225)
sRGB
(0.031,0.447,0.525)
HEX8
#087286ff
CSS Name
Decimal
008114134

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
89%
Hue
190°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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