Nordic Noir Color

#003344

Nordic Noir is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #fcb
Complementary Color #410
Color Shade: mid cyan (195° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 13.33% (better contrasting with white)
Nordic Noir Color Sample
Nordic Noir Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #003344

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nordic Noir Color. The Work Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Navy Dark Blue (#004c6a) for more calm effect. Try Hanada Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#410 is the best complementary color to Nordic Noir. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #034 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #043 and #001044. Thus found on the left and right of #034 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Stratos colors as they work well with Nordic Noir.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nordic Noir palette consists of #430 and #440010 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#410). Try White and Temptress colors in combination with #034, 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 #034 offers a combination of mid yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nordic Noir. Thus White and Barossa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nordic Noir contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and Deep Fir split by 90° on the color wheel. #034 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and warm 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. Nordic Noir tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#410) and two others. The Barossa 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 #440032 and #041.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #003344 is made of 0% red, 43% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Nordic Noir has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 13.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #003344 is made of 26.67% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 73.33% black ink.

HEX #003344
RGB Decimal rgb(0,51,68)
RGB Percentage 0%, 43%, 57%
CMYK 26.67, 6.67, 0, 73.33
HSL hsl(195,100%,13.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(195,100%,26.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(19.1615,-8.4783,-15.012)
XYZ xyz(2.2272,2.785,5.889)
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