When Downcast Cairn throughout Graying

#28464e RGB(40,70,78)

About this color

When Downcast Cairn throughout Graying occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #28464e — RGB(40, 70, 78).

#28464eRGB(40, 70, 78)

HSL 193° · 32% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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
When Downcast Cairn throughout Graying
HEX
#28464e
RGB
rgb(40,70,78)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,27.5%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(193,32%,23%)
HSV
hsv(193,49%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(49,10,0,69)
LAB
lab(28,-9,-8)
LCH
lch(28,12,222)
sRGB
(0.157,0.275,0.306)
HEX8
#28464eff
CSS Name
Decimal
040070078

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
32%
Hue
193°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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