When the Seemly Arch Inside Cradling

#506568 RGB(80,101,104)

About this color

When the Seemly Arch Inside Cradling occupies the medium-dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #506568 — RGB(80, 101, 104).

#506568RGB(80, 101, 104)

HSL 188° · 13% saturation · 36% 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 formats

Name
When the Seemly Arch Inside Cradling
HEX
#506568
RGB
rgb(80,101,104)
RGB%
rgb(31.4%,39.6%,40.8%)
HSL
hsl(188,13%,36%)
HSV
hsv(188,23%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(23,3,0,59)
LAB
lab(41,-7,-4)
LCH
lch(41,8,210)
sRGB
(0.314,0.396,0.408)
HEX8
#506568ff
CSS Name
Decimal
080101104

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
13%
Hue
188°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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