When Phosphorescent Bloom unto Levitating

#aef9de RGB(174,249,222)

About this color

When Phosphorescent Bloom unto Levitating settles into a very light cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #aef9de, RGB(174, 249, 222).

#aef9deRGB(174, 249, 222)

HSL 158° · 86% saturation · 83% lightness

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Psychology

Pale cyan is one of the most readable background tones for screens: low fatigue, high clarity.

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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

Light enough to serve as page backgrounds, input fields, and hover states — contexts where colour informs rather than dominates. Pair with deeper tones of the same family for clear visual hierarchy.

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Colour pairings

Looking at colour relationships, 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 Phosphorescent Bloom unto Levitating
HEX
#aef9de
RGB
rgb(174,249,222)
RGB%
rgb(68.2%,97.6%,87.1%)
HSL
hsl(158,86%,83%)
HSV
hsv(158,30%,98%)
CMYK
cmyk(30,0,11,2)
LAB
lab(93,-29,6)
LCH
lch(93,30,168)
sRGB
(0.682,0.976,0.871)
HEX8
#aef9deff
CSS Name
Decimal
174249222

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Color info

Lightness
83%
Saturation
86%
Hue
158°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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