Dark Midnight Blue Color

#003377

Dark Midnight Blue 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 #fc8
Complementary Color #774300
Color Shade: blue cyan (214.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 23.33% (better contrasting with white)
Dark Midnight Blue Color Sample
Dark Midnight Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #003377

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Midnight Blue Color. The Oxford 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 Lapis Blue (#004b8d) for more calm effect. Try Magnetic Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#774300 is the best complementary color to Dark Midnight Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #037 complementary color is Cinnamon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #006e77 and #080077. Thus found on the left and right of #037 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pine Green and Navy Blue colors as they work well with Dark Midnight Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dark Midnight Blue palette consists of #6e7700 and #770800 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#774300). Try Olive and Maroon colors in combination with #037, 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 #037 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 Dark Midnight Blue. Thus White and Siren giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dark Midnight Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cinnamon, Cardinal Pink, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #037 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Dark Midnight Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#774300) and two others. The Siren is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Cinnamon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #770032 and #007743.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #003377 is made of 0% red, 30% green and 70% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Midnight Blue has a hue angle of 214.29°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #003377 is made of 46.67% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #003377
RGB Decimal rgb(0,51,119)
RGB Percentage 0%, 30%, 70%
CMYK 46.67, 26.67, 0, 53.33
HSL hsl(214.29,100%,23.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(214.29,100%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(22.6522,14.4592,-42.9795)
XYZ xyz(4.5136,3.6996,17.929)
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