When Dependable Bay amid Melding

#0f97b3 RGB(15,151,179)

About this color

When Dependable Bay amid Melding occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #0f97b3 — RGB(15, 151, 179).

#0f97b3RGB(15, 151, 179)

HSL 190° · 85% saturation · 38% 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 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

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
When Dependable Bay amid Melding
HEX
#0f97b3
RGB
rgb(15,151,179)
RGB%
rgb(5.9%,59.2%,70.2%)
HSL
hsl(190,85%,38%)
HSV
hsv(190,92%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(92,16,0,30)
LAB
lab(58,-23,-24)
LCH
lch(58,33,226)
sRGB
(0.059,0.592,0.702)
HEX8
#0f97b3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
015151179

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
85%
Hue
190°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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