When the Meditative Atoll under Mending

#3f8888 RGB(63,136,136)

About this color

When the Meditative Atoll under Mending occupies the medium-dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #3f8888 — RGB(63, 136, 136).

#3f8888RGB(63, 136, 136)

HSL 180° · 37% saturation · 39% 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 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

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
When the Meditative Atoll under Mending
HEX
#3f8888
RGB
rgb(63,136,136)
RGB%
rgb(24.7%,53.3%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(180,37%,39%)
HSV
hsv(180,54%,53%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,0,0,47)
LAB
lab(52,-23,-7)
LCH
lch(52,24,197)
sRGB
(0.247,0.533,0.533)
HEX8
#3f8888ff
CSS Name
Decimal
063136136

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
37%
Hue
180°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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