When the Honest Brook till Pressing

#508b88 RGB(80,139,136)

About this color

When the Honest Brook till Pressing occupies the medium-dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #508b88 — RGB(80, 139, 136).

#508b88RGB(80, 139, 136)

HSL 177° · 27% saturation · 43% lightness

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Psychology

Cyan at medium lightness bridges blue and green in a way that reads as refreshing and forward-looking.

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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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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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 Honest Brook till Pressing
HEX
#508b88
RGB
rgb(80,139,136)
RGB%
rgb(31.4%,54.5%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(177,27%,43%)
HSV
hsv(177,42%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(42,0,2,45)
LAB
lab(54,-20,-4)
LCH
lch(54,20,191)
sRGB
(0.314,0.545,0.533)
HEX8
#508b88ff
CSS Name
Decimal
080139136

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
27%
Hue
177°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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