Ample Basin atop Cradling

#1c98a6 RGB(28,152,166)

About this color

Ample Basin atop Cradling is rendered by screens as RGB(28, 152, 166) — a medium-dark, vivid cyan hue.

#1c98a6RGB(28, 152, 166)

HSL 186° · 71% 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
Ample Basin atop Cradling
HEX
#1c98a6
RGB
rgb(28,152,166)
RGB%
rgb(11%,59.6%,65.1%)
HSL
hsl(186,71%,38%)
HSV
hsv(186,83%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(83,8,0,35)
LAB
lab(58,-27,-16)
LCH
lch(58,31,211)
sRGB
(0.11,0.596,0.651)
HEX8
#1c98a6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
028152166

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
71%
Hue
186°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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