The Parched Basalt outside Souring

#264c50 RGB(38,76,80)

About this color

The Parched Basalt outside Souring occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #264c50 — RGB(38, 76, 80).

#264c50RGB(38, 76, 80)

HSL 186° · 36% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Parched Basalt outside Souring
HEX
#264c50
RGB
rgb(38,76,80)
RGB%
rgb(14.9%,29.8%,31.4%)
HSL
hsl(186,36%,23%)
HSV
hsv(186,53%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(52,5,0,69)
LAB
lab(30,-12,-7)
LCH
lch(30,14,210)
sRGB
(0.149,0.298,0.314)
HEX8
#264c50ff
CSS Name
Decimal
038076080

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
36%
Hue
186°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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