The Centered Bay among Arching

#82bab0 RGB(130,186,176)

About this color

The Centered Bay among Arching carries its coordinates at #82bab0: a medium cyan with moderate saturation.

#82bab0RGB(130, 186, 176)

HSL 169° · 29% saturation · 62% 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 accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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 formats

Name
The Centered Bay among Arching
HEX
#82bab0
RGB
rgb(130,186,176)
RGB%
rgb(51%,72.9%,69%)
HSL
hsl(169,29%,62%)
HSV
hsv(169,30%,73%)
CMYK
cmyk(30,0,5,27)
LAB
lab(72,-20,-1)
LCH
lch(72,20,183)
sRGB
(0.51,0.729,0.69)
HEX8
#82bab0ff
CSS Name
Decimal
130186176

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Color info

Lightness
62%
Saturation
29%
Hue
169°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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