Stocky Bluff through the Pressing

#3c96b1 RGB(60,150,177)

About this color

Stocky Bluff through the Pressing carries its coordinates at #3c96b1: a medium-dark cyan with moderate saturation.

#3c96b1RGB(60, 150, 177)

HSL 194° · 49% saturation · 46% 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
Stocky Bluff through the Pressing
HEX
#3c96b1
RGB
rgb(60,150,177)
RGB%
rgb(23.5%,58.8%,69.4%)
HSL
hsl(194,49%,46%)
HSV
hsv(194,66%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,15,0,31)
LAB
lab(58,-18,-22)
LCH
lch(58,28,231)
sRGB
(0.235,0.588,0.694)
HEX8
#3c96b1ff
CSS Name
Decimal
060150177

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
49%
Hue
194°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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