Midnight is soft, 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 | #fee9ca |
| Complementary Color | #352001 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 10.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Midnight Color. The Indigo Black color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Marine (#042e60) for more calm effect. Try Old Glory Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#352001 is the best complementary color to Midnight. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #011635 complementary color is Cola, 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 Midnight are #012f35 and #050135. Thus found on the left and right of #011635 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Daintree and Stratos colors as they work well with Midnight.
The split-complementary Midnight palette consists of #303501 and #350601 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#352001). Try Madras and Chocolate colors in combination with #011635, 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 #011635 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. Thus Deep Fir and Toledo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Midnight contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cola, Barossa, and Deep Fir split by 90° on the color wheel. #011635 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 tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#352001) and two others. The Toledo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cardin Green – 120° from the complementary Cola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #350115 and #013520.
In a RGB color space, hex #011635 is made of 1% red, 29% green and 70% blue. In a HSL mode Midnight has a hue angle of 215.77°, a saturation of 96.3% and a lightness of 10.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #011635 is made of 20.39% cyan, 12.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 79.22% black ink.
| HEX | #011635 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,22,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 1%, 29%, 70% |
| CMYK | 20.39, 12.15, 0, 79.22 |
| HSL | hsl(215.77,96.3%,10.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.77,98.11%,20.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(7.5634,5.8356,-22.8444) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.942,0.8373,3.4801) |