Midnight in Tokyo Color

#000088

Midnight in Tokyo is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, cool green or mid red

Inverse Color #ff7
Complementary Color #878800
Color Shade: cool blue (240° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 26.67% (better contrasting with white)
Midnight in Tokyo Color Sample
Midnight in Tokyo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #000088

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Midnight in Tokyo Color. The Extravehicular Activity color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Zaffre (#0014a8) for more calm effect. Try D. Darx Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#878800 is the best complementary color to Midnight in Tokyo. Mid yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #008 complementary color is Olive, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White Lilac are #004388 and #430088. Thus found on the left and right of #008 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Congress Blue and Pigment Indigo colors as they work well with Midnight in Tokyo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Midnight in Tokyo palette consists of #480 and #840 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#878800). Try White and White colors in combination with #008, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #008 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Midnight in Tokyo. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Midnight in Tokyo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olive, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #008 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, mid yellow and cool green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Midnight in Tokyo tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#878800) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Teal – 120° from the complementary Olive. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #800 and #008788.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #000088 is made of 0% red, 0% green and 100% blue. In a HSL mode Midnight in Tokyo has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 26.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #000088 is made of 53.33% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #000088
RGB Decimal rgb(0,0,136)
RGB Percentage 0%, 0%, 100%
CMYK 53.33, 53.33, 0, 46.67
HSL hsl(240,100%,26.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(240,100%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(14.2738,49.6368,-67.6039)
XYZ xyz(4.4439,1.7776,23.4014)
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