When the Hardy Bluff up Finding

#1cabd8 RGB(28,171,216)

About this color

When the Hardy Bluff up Finding carries its coordinates at #1cabd8: a medium-dark cyan with intense saturation.

#1cabd8RGB(28, 171, 216)

HSL 194° · 77% saturation · 48% lightness

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Psychology

Mid cyan is strongly associated with technology, precision, and a certain crisp modernity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

Practically, this medium-dark cyan is comfortable as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Hardy Bluff up Finding
HEX
#1cabd8
RGB
rgb(28,171,216)
RGB%
rgb(11%,67.1%,84.7%)
HSL
hsl(194,77%,48%)
HSV
hsv(194,87%,85%)
CMYK
cmyk(87,21,0,15)
LAB
lab(65,-20,-33)
LCH
lch(65,39,239)
sRGB
(0.11,0.671,0.847)
HEX8
#1cabd8ff
CSS Name
Decimal
028171216

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Color info

Lightness
48%
Saturation
77%
Hue
194°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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