The Moonless Abyss over Lapsing

#2a494b RGB(42,73,75)

About this color

The Moonless Abyss over Lapsing is rendered by screens as RGB(42, 73, 75) — a dark, moderate cyan hue.

#2a494bRGB(42, 73, 75)

HSL 184° · 28% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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
The Moonless Abyss over Lapsing
HEX
#2a494b
RGB
rgb(42,73,75)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,28.6%,29.4%)
HSL
hsl(184,28%,23%)
HSV
hsv(184,44%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(44,3,0,71)
LAB
lab(29,-11,-5)
LCH
lch(29,12,204)
sRGB
(0.165,0.286,0.294)
HEX8
#2a494bff
CSS Name
Decimal
042073075

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
28%
Hue
184°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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