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YInMn Blue (for yttrium, indium, and manganese), also known as Oregon Blue or Mas Blue, is an inorganic blue pigment discovered accidentally by Professor Mas Subramanian and his then-graduate student Andrew E. Smith at Oregon State University in 2009. It is the first inorganic blue pigment discovered in 200 years since cobalt blue was identified in 1802.
What color is YInMn Blue?
YInMn Blue color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code (color number) for YInMn Blue is #306AC0, and the RGB color code is RGB(48, 106, 192).
In the RGB color model, YInMn Blue has a red value of 48, a green value of 106, and a blue value of 192. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 75.0% cyan, 44.8% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 24.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 215.8° (degrees), 60.0 % saturation, and 47.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, YInMn Blue has a hue of 215.8° (degrees), 75.0 % saturation and 75.3 % brightness/value.
YInMn Blue is cool or warm?
YInMn Blue is a cool color.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
YInMn Blue color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB
RGBA - RGB(48, 106, 192) |
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| Red | 48 (18.8%) |
| Green | 106 (41.6%) |
| Blue | 192 (75.3%) |
| Alpha | 1 (100.0%) |
HSL |
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| Hue | 215.83° |
| Saturation | 60.00 %. |
| Lightness | 47.06 %. |
| HWB | H: 215.83° W: 18.82 % B: 24.71 % |
| LRV | ~ 14.7 % |
| Munsell Color System | 2.5PB 4.4/13.5 |
| XYZ | X : 15.89 Y : 14.74 Z : 51.88 |
| YXY | Y1 : 14.74 X : 0.19 Y2 : 0.18 |
| CMY | C : 81.18% M : 58.43% Y : 24.71% |
CMYK |
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| Cyan | 75.00% |
| Magenta | 44.79% |
| Yellow | 0.00% |
| Key | 24.71% |
HSV/HSB |
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| Hue | 215.83° |
| Saturation | 75.00 %. |
| Brightness / Value | 75.29 %. |
| CIE-Lab | L : 45.28 A : 11.29 B : -50.55 |
| CIE-Lch | L : 45.28 C : 51.8 H : 282.59 |
| CIE-Luv | L : 45.28 U : -21.19 V : -76.77 |
| Hunter-Lab | L : 38.4 A : 6.67 B : -53.23 |
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Colors similar to YInMn Blue
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Color Combinations
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The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
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