When Sensible Border circa Drawing

#1ca693 RGB(28,166,147)

About this color

When Sensible Border circa Drawing occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #1ca693 — RGB(28, 166, 147).

#1ca693RGB(28, 166, 147)

HSL 172° · 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 formats

Name
When Sensible Border circa Drawing
HEX
#1ca693
RGB
rgb(28,166,147)
RGB%
rgb(11%,65.1%,57.6%)
HSL
hsl(172,71%,38%)
HSV
hsv(172,83%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(83,0,11,35)
LAB
lab(61,-39,0)
LCH
lch(61,39,180)
sRGB
(0.11,0.651,0.576)
HEX8
#1ca693ff
CSS Name
Decimal
028166147

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
71%
Hue
172°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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