The Bluff from Earthen Returning

#27889d RGB(39,136,157)

About this color

The Bluff from Earthen Returning occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #27889d — RGB(39, 136, 157).

#27889dRGB(39, 136, 157)

HSL 191° · 60% saturation · 38% 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 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

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
The Bluff from Earthen Returning
HEX
#27889d
RGB
rgb(39,136,157)
RGB%
rgb(15.3%,53.3%,61.6%)
HSL
hsl(191,60%,38%)
HSV
hsv(191,75%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(75,13,0,38)
LAB
lab(52,-20,-19)
LCH
lch(52,28,224)
sRGB
(0.153,0.533,0.616)
HEX8
#27889dff
CSS Name
Decimal
039136157

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
60%
Hue
191°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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