When Old-fashioned Bay outside Dividing

#40968e RGB(64,150,142)

About this color

When Old-fashioned Bay outside Dividing carries its coordinates at #40968e: a medium-dark cyan with moderate saturation.

#40968eRGB(64, 150, 142)

HSL 174° · 40% saturation · 42% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Old-fashioned Bay outside Dividing
HEX
#40968e
RGB
rgb(64,150,142)
RGB%
rgb(25.1%,58.8%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(174,40%,42%)
HSV
hsv(174,57%,59%)
CMYK
cmyk(57,0,5,41)
LAB
lab(57,-28,-4)
LCH
lch(57,28,188)
sRGB
(0.251,0.588,0.557)
HEX8
#40968eff
CSS Name
Decimal
064150142

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
40%
Hue
174°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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