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Lapras's Body

From Pokémon · 1997

#60b3e3blue

H202° S58% B89%R96 G179 B227

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Color anatomy

Shades — darker

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Lapras is one of the most recognizable faces in the Pokémon franchise, which began with the original Game Boy titles in 1996 and became a global animation phenomenon. The anime solidified Lapras's palette for generations of fans.

The specific body color — #60b3e3 — is moderately saturated and bright and airy. It's a blue that sits precisely at 202° on the color wheel, calibrated to read clearly against both light and dark backgrounds in fast-moving battle scenes.

Fans who grew up watching the show tend to remember the character's overall color family correctly, but the exact saturation and brightness often slip. Most people overshoot the saturation by 10–15%, a quirk of memory that makes Lapras one of the more revealing tests in the game.

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Calibrated to this character's specific hex, not generic color advice.

1Hue: Lock in around 202° — squarely in the blue range (210°–270°). Don't drift more than 10° from the target.

2Saturation: Target 58%. This is moderate saturation. Going too intense (above 80%) makes it look artificial; going too gray (below 25%) loses the character's identity.

3Keep brightness high — above 80%. This is a light, airy color; going below 70% brightness will push it into a muddy or completely different shade.

4Common mistake: Players tend to push brightness to 100% thinking "lighter = closer." But the real color has intentional headroom — leave 10–15% of brightness on the table.