Anchored Arch down Cradling

#48b2cc RGB(72,178,204)

About this color

Anchored Arch down Cradling is a vivid, medium cyan tone, fixed at #48b2cc in the RGB color space.

#48b2ccRGB(72, 178, 204)

HSL 192° · 56% saturation · 54% 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 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
Anchored Arch down Cradling
HEX
#48b2cc
RGB
rgb(72,178,204)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,69.8%,80%)
HSL
hsl(192,56%,54%)
HSV
hsv(192,65%,80%)
CMYK
cmyk(65,13,0,20)
LAB
lab(68,-22,-22)
LCH
lch(68,31,225)
sRGB
(0.282,0.698,0.8)
HEX8
#48b2ccff
CSS Name
Decimal
072178204

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Color info

Lightness
54%
Saturation
56%
Hue
192°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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