When the Blended Alcove despite Forging

#287a68 RGB(40,122,104)

About this color

When the Blended Alcove despite Forging occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #287a68 — RGB(40, 122, 104).

#287a68RGB(40, 122, 104)

HSL 167° · 51% saturation · 32% 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
When the Blended Alcove despite Forging
HEX
#287a68
RGB
rgb(40,122,104)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,47.8%,40.8%)
HSL
hsl(167,51%,32%)
HSV
hsv(167,67%,48%)
CMYK
cmyk(67,0,15,52)
LAB
lab(46,-29,3)
LCH
lch(46,29,174)
sRGB
(0.157,0.478,0.408)
HEX8
#287a68ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040122104

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
51%
Hue
167°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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