The Calm Bluff through the Working

#4d9eb5 RGB(77,158,181)

About this color

The Calm Bluff through the Working carries its coordinates at #4d9eb5: a medium cyan with moderate saturation.

#4d9eb5RGB(77, 158, 181)

HSL 193° · 41% saturation · 51% 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 formats

Name
The Calm Bluff through the Working
HEX
#4d9eb5
RGB
rgb(77,158,181)
RGB%
rgb(30.2%,62%,71%)
HSL
hsl(193,41%,51%)
HSV
hsv(193,57%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(57,13,0,29)
LAB
lab(61,-18,-19)
LCH
lch(61,26,227)
sRGB
(0.302,0.62,0.71)
HEX8
#4d9eb5ff
CSS Name
Decimal
077158181

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
41%
Hue
193°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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