What the Aching Cavern Inside Clouding

#17115f RGB(23,17,95)

About this color

What the Aching Cavern Inside Clouding settles into a dark blue territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #17115f, RGB(23, 17, 95).

#17115fRGB(23, 17, 95)

HSL 245° · 70% saturation · 22% lightness

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Psychology

In its darkest registers blue becomes serious and introspective: trustworthy, professional, slightly austere.

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History

The ancient Egyptians were among the first to produce blue pigment artificially — Egyptian blue, made from copper and sand, coloured the walls of pharaonic tombs.

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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, this blue pairs naturally with warm neutrals — tawny beiges, soft terracottas, aged brass — which amplify its cool character by contrast. Analogous blue-violets and blue-greens give a more cohesive, tonal result.

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Color formats

Name
What the Aching Cavern Inside Clouding
HEX
#17115f
RGB
rgb(23,17,95)
RGB%
rgb(9%,6.7%,37.3%)
HSL
hsl(245,70%,22%)
HSV
hsv(245,82%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(76,82,0,63)
LAB
lab(12,30,-45)
LCH
lch(12,54,304)
sRGB
(0.09,0.067,0.373)
HEX8
#17115fff
CSS Name
Decimal
023017095

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
70%
Hue
245°
Chroma
54
Temperature
WarmCool
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