When Hardy Arch Around Distilling

#21687e RGB(33,104,126)

About this color

When Hardy Arch Around Distilling settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #21687e, RGB(33, 104, 126).

#21687eRGB(33, 104, 126)

HSL 194° · 58% saturation · 31% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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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

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, 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 Hardy Arch Around Distilling
HEX
#21687e
RGB
rgb(33,104,126)
RGB%
rgb(12.9%,40.8%,49.4%)
HSL
hsl(194,58%,31%)
HSV
hsv(194,74%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(74,17,0,51)
LAB
lab(41,-14,-19)
LCH
lch(41,24,234)
sRGB
(0.129,0.408,0.494)
HEX8
#21687eff
CSS Name
Decimal
033104126

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
58%
Hue
194°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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