Rusted Boulder beyond the Despairing

#235361 RGB(35,83,97)

About this color

Rusted Boulder beyond the Despairing occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #235361 — RGB(35, 83, 97).

#235361RGB(35, 83, 97)

HSL 194° · 47% saturation · 26% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Rusted Boulder beyond the Despairing
HEX
#235361
RGB
rgb(35,83,97)
RGB%
rgb(13.7%,32.5%,38%)
HSL
hsl(194,47%,26%)
HSV
hsv(194,64%,38%)
CMYK
cmyk(64,14,0,62)
LAB
lab(33,-12,-13)
LCH
lch(33,18,227)
sRGB
(0.137,0.325,0.38)
HEX8
#235361ff
CSS Name
Decimal
035083097

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
47%
Hue
194°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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