The Breath with Elysian Endearing

#c8dadd RGB(200,218,221)

About this color

The Breath with Elysian Endearing is a very light cyan with a muted character, positioned at #c8dadd on the color spectrum.

#c8daddRGB(200, 218, 221)

HSL 189° · 24% 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
The Breath with Elysian Endearing
HEX
#c8dadd
RGB
rgb(200,218,221)
RGB%
rgb(78.4%,85.5%,86.7%)
HSL
hsl(189,24%,83%)
HSV
hsv(189,10%,87%)
CMYK
cmyk(10,1,0,13)
LAB
lab(86,-5,-4)
LCH
lch(86,6,219)
sRGB
(0.784,0.855,0.867)
HEX8
#c8daddff
CSS Name
Decimal
200218221

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Color info

Lightness
83%
Saturation
24%
Hue
189°
Chroma
6
Temperature
WarmCool
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