When Ingrained Brook by Toiling

#10809e RGB(16,128,158)

About this color

When Ingrained Brook by Toiling occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #10809e — RGB(16, 128, 158).

#10809eRGB(16, 128, 158)

HSL 193° · 82% saturation · 34% 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 Ingrained Brook by Toiling
HEX
#10809e
RGB
rgb(16,128,158)
RGB%
rgb(6.3%,50.2%,62%)
HSL
hsl(193,82%,34%)
HSV
hsv(193,90%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(90,19,0,38)
LAB
lab(50,-18,-24)
LCH
lch(50,30,233)
sRGB
(0.063,0.502,0.62)
HEX8
#10809eff
CSS Name
Decimal
016128158

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
82%
Hue
193°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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