When Substantial Bay over Passing

#538e9e RGB(83,142,158)

About this color

When Substantial Bay over Passing carries its coordinates at #538e9e: a medium-dark cyan with moderate saturation.

#538e9eRGB(83, 142, 158)

HSL 193° · 31% saturation · 47% 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 Substantial Bay over Passing
HEX
#538e9e
RGB
rgb(83,142,158)
RGB%
rgb(32.5%,55.7%,62%)
HSL
hsl(193,31%,47%)
HSV
hsv(193,47%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(47,10,0,38)
LAB
lab(56,-15,-14)
LCH
lch(56,21,223)
sRGB
(0.325,0.557,0.62)
HEX8
#538e9eff
CSS Name
Decimal
083142158

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
31%
Hue
193°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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