Major Tom 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 | #fe8 |
| Complementary Color | #760 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (231.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Major Tom Color. The Bohemian 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 Night Blue (#040348) for more calm effect. Try City Hunter Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#760 is the best complementary color to Major Tom. 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 #017 complementary color is White, 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 White are #004c77 and #2a0077. Thus found on the left and right of #017 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Regal Blue and Christalle colors as they work well with Major Tom.
The split-complementary Major Tom palette consists of #4c7700 and #772a00 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#760). Try Verdun Green and Red Beech colors in combination with #017, 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 #017 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 Major Tom. Thus Japanese Laurel and Venetian Red giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Major Tom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Pompadour, and Fun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #017 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. Major Tom tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#760) and two others. The Venetian Red is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #770010 and #076.
In a RGB color space, hex #001177 is made of 0% red, 13% green and 88% blue. In a HSL mode Major Tom has a hue angle of 231.43°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #001177 is made of 46.67% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #001177 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,17,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 13%, 88% |
| CMYK | 46.67, 40, 0, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(231.43,100%,23.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(231.43,100%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(14.0175,37.4379,-57.1948) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.5302,1.7328,17.6012) |