Squid Ink Powder is deep, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #fec |
| Complementary Color | #320 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 10% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Squid Ink Powder Color. The Wet Latex color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Kantor Blue (#001146) for more calm effect. Try Oxford Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#320 is the best complementary color to Squid Ink Powder. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #013 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #002a33 and #080033. Thus found on the left and right of #013 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Daintree and Stratos colors as they work well with Squid Ink Powder.
The split-complementary Squid Ink Powder palette consists of #2a3300 and #330800 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#320). Try Madras and Temptress colors in combination with #013, 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 #013 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Squid Ink Powder. Thus White and Temptress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Squid Ink Powder contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Toledo, and Deep Fir split by 90° on the color wheel. #013 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Squid Ink Powder tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#320) and two others. The Temptress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Burnham – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #330010 and #003321.
In a RGB color space, hex #001133 is made of 0% red, 25% green and 75% blue. In a HSL mode Squid Ink Powder has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 10%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #001133 is made of 20% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black ink.
| HEX | #001133 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,17,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 25%, 75% |
| CMYK | 20, 13.33, 0, 80 |
| HSL | hsl(220,100%,10%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,100%,20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(5.7803,7.7738,-24.2541) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.798,0.6399,3.2134) |