When Settled Canyon outside Adjusting

#28b3de RGB(40,179,222)

About this color

When Settled Canyon outside Adjusting is a vivid, medium cyan tone, fixed at #28b3de in the RGB color space.

#28b3deRGB(40, 179, 222)

HSL 194° · 73% saturation · 51% 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 Settled Canyon outside Adjusting
HEX
#28b3de
RGB
rgb(40,179,222)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,70.2%,87.1%)
HSL
hsl(194,73%,51%)
HSV
hsv(194,82%,87%)
CMYK
cmyk(82,19,0,13)
LAB
lab(68,-21,-32)
LCH
lch(68,38,237)
sRGB
(0.157,0.702,0.871)
HEX8
#28b3deff
CSS Name
Decimal
040179222

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
73%
Hue
194°
Chroma
38
Temperature
WarmCool
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