Illicit Darkness is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #fffdd1 |
| Complementary Color | #2e2b00 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (237.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 9.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Illicit Darkness Color. The Midnight Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Hadopelagic Water (#000022) for more calm effect. Try Stratos as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2e2b00 is the best complementary color to Illicit Darkness. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #00022e complementary color is Cola, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Stratos are #00192e and #14002e. Thus found on the left and right of #00022e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Midnight and Black Russian colors as they work well with Illicit Darkness.
The split-complementary Illicit Darkness palette consists of #192e00 and #2e1400 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2e2b00). Try Deep Fir and Brown Pod colors in combination with #00022e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #00022e offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Illicit Darkness. Thus Deep Fir and Temptress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Illicit Darkness contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cola, Toledo, and County Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #00022e square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Illicit Darkness tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#2e2b00) and two others. The Temptress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Teal – 120° from the complementary Cola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2e0001 and #002e2b.
In a RGB color space, hex #00022e is made of 0% red, 4% green and 96% blue. In a HSL mode Illicit Darkness has a hue angle of 237.39°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 9.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00022e is made of 18.04% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 81.96% black ink.
| HEX | #00022e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,2,46) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 4%, 96% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 17.26, 0, 81.96 |
| HSL | hsl(237.39,100%,9.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(237.39,100%,18.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(2.174,11.7197,-26.2884) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.5149,0.2407,2.6041) |