Frozen Basalt beyond Bleeding

#1f4c56 RGB(31,76,86)

About this color

Frozen Basalt beyond Bleeding occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #1f4c56 — RGB(31, 76, 86).

#1f4c56RGB(31, 76, 86)

HSL 191° · 47% saturation · 23% 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 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

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
Frozen Basalt beyond Bleeding
HEX
#1f4c56
RGB
rgb(31,76,86)
RGB%
rgb(12.2%,29.8%,33.7%)
HSL
hsl(191,47%,23%)
HSV
hsv(191,64%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(64,12,0,66)
LAB
lab(30,-12,-11)
LCH
lch(30,16,223)
sRGB
(0.122,0.298,0.337)
HEX8
#1f4c56ff
CSS Name
Decimal
031076086

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
47%
Hue
191°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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