When the Hardy Arch before Drifting

#26daf8 RGB(38,218,248)

About this color

When the Hardy Arch before Drifting is a intense, medium cyan tone, fixed at #26daf8 in the RGB color space.

#26daf8RGB(38, 218, 248)

HSL 189° · 94% saturation · 56% 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 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 Arch before Drifting
HEX
#26daf8
RGB
rgb(38,218,248)
RGB%
rgb(14.9%,85.5%,97.3%)
HSL
hsl(189,94%,56%)
HSV
hsv(189,85%,97%)
CMYK
cmyk(85,12,0,3)
LAB
lab(80,-32,-27)
LCH
lch(80,42,220)
sRGB
(0.149,0.855,0.973)
HEX8
#26daf8ff
CSS Name
Decimal
038218248

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
94%
Hue
189°
Chroma
42
Temperature
WarmCool
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