The Basalt along Deep Defiling

#286c6d RGB(40,108,109)

About this color

The Basalt along Deep Defiling is rendered by screens as RGB(40, 108, 109) — a dark, moderate cyan hue.

#286c6dRGB(40, 108, 109)

HSL 181° · 46% saturation · 29% 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 formats

Name
The Basalt along Deep Defiling
HEX
#286c6d
RGB
rgb(40,108,109)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,42.4%,42.7%)
HSL
hsl(181,46%,29%)
HSV
hsv(181,63%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(63,1,0,57)
LAB
lab(42,-21,-7)
LCH
lch(42,22,198)
sRGB
(0.157,0.424,0.427)
HEX8
#286c6dff
CSS Name
Decimal
040108109

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
46%
Hue
181°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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