The Arch throughout Durable Forming

#2d9aad RGB(45,154,173)

About this color

The Arch throughout Durable Forming carries its coordinates at #2d9aad: a medium-dark cyan with vivid saturation.

#2d9aadRGB(45, 154, 173)

HSL 189° · 59% saturation · 43% 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-dark cyan is comfortable as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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 formats

Name
The Arch throughout Durable Forming
HEX
#2d9aad
RGB
rgb(45,154,173)
RGB%
rgb(17.6%,60.4%,67.8%)
HSL
hsl(189,59%,43%)
HSV
hsv(189,74%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(74,11,0,32)
LAB
lab(59,-24,-19)
LCH
lch(59,31,218)
sRGB
(0.176,0.604,0.678)
HEX8
#2d9aadff
CSS Name
Decimal
045154173

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
59%
Hue
189°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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