When Rough Border beneath Fashioning

#298393 RGB(41,131,147)

About this color

When Rough Border beneath Fashioning is a medium-dark cyan with a vivid character, positioned at #298393 on the color spectrum.

#298393RGB(41, 131, 147)

HSL 189° · 56% saturation · 37% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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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

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, 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 Rough Border beneath Fashioning
HEX
#298393
RGB
rgb(41,131,147)
RGB%
rgb(16.1%,51.4%,57.6%)
HSL
hsl(189,56%,37%)
HSV
hsv(189,72%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(72,11,0,42)
LAB
lab(50,-21,-16)
LCH
lch(50,26,217)
sRGB
(0.161,0.514,0.576)
HEX8
#298393ff
CSS Name
Decimal
041131147

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
56%
Hue
189°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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