Measured Bluff upon Drawing

#54b4b6 RGB(84,180,182)

About this color

Measured Bluff upon Drawing carries its coordinates at #54b4b6: a medium cyan with moderate saturation.

#54b4b6RGB(84, 180, 182)

HSL 181° · 40% saturation · 52% 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
Measured Bluff upon Drawing
HEX
#54b4b6
RGB
rgb(84,180,182)
RGB%
rgb(32.9%,70.6%,71.4%)
HSL
hsl(181,40%,52%)
HSV
hsv(181,54%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,1,0,29)
LAB
lab(68,-28,-10)
LCH
lch(68,30,200)
sRGB
(0.329,0.706,0.714)
HEX8
#54b4b6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
084180182

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
40%
Hue
181°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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