When the Sodden Basalt by Defiling

#087478 RGB(8,116,120)

About this color

When the Sodden Basalt by Defiling is a intense, dark cyan tone, fixed at #087478 in the RGB color space.

#087478RGB(8, 116, 120)

HSL 182° · 88% saturation · 25% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, 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
When the Sodden Basalt by Defiling
HEX
#087478
RGB
rgb(8,116,120)
RGB%
rgb(3.1%,45.5%,47.1%)
HSL
hsl(182,88%,25%)
HSV
hsv(182,93%,47%)
CMYK
cmyk(93,3,0,53)
LAB
lab(44,-25,-10)
LCH
lch(44,27,202)
sRGB
(0.031,0.455,0.471)
HEX8
#087478ff
CSS Name
Decimal
008116120

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
88%
Hue
182°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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