Loamy Bluff until the Lasting

#1490aa RGB(20,144,170)

About this color

Loamy Bluff until the Lasting occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #1490aa — RGB(20, 144, 170).

#1490aaRGB(20, 144, 170)

HSL 190° · 79% saturation · 37% 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
Loamy Bluff until the Lasting
HEX
#1490aa
RGB
rgb(20,144,170)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,56.5%,66.7%)
HSL
hsl(190,79%,37%)
HSV
hsv(190,88%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(88,15,0,33)
LAB
lab(55,-22,-23)
LCH
lch(55,32,226)
sRGB
(0.078,0.565,0.667)
HEX8
#1490aaff
CSS Name
Decimal
020144170

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
79%
Hue
190°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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