Midnight Melancholia 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 | #fd9 |
| Complementary Color | #640 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 20% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Midnight Melancholia Color. The Maastricht Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Imperial Blue (#002395) for more calm effect. Try Azure Dragon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#640 is the best complementary color to Midnight Melancholia. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #026 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 #056 and #100066. Thus found on the left and right of #026 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Paua colors as they work well with Midnight Melancholia.
The split-complementary Midnight Melancholia palette consists of #560 and #610 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#640). Try White and White colors in combination with #026, 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 #026 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 Midnight Melancholia. Thus White and Bordeaux giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Midnight Melancholia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Pompadour, and Camarone split by 90° on the color wheel. #026 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. Midnight Melancholia tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#640) and two others. The Bordeaux is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #660021 and #006643.
In a RGB color space, hex #002266 is made of 0% red, 25% green and 75% blue. In a HSL mode Midnight Melancholia has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #002266 is made of 40% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #002266 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,34,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 25%, 75% |
| CMYK | 40, 26.67, 0, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(220,100%,20%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,100%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(16.0206,19.4717,-42.8171) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.9703,2.1034,12.8198) |