Night Blue is deep, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #fbfcb7 |
| Complementary Color | #474803 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (240.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 14.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Night Blue Color. The Illicit Darkness color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Insomnia (#06012c) for more energetic effect. Try Quantum of Light as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#474803 is the best complementary color to Night Blue. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #040348 complementary color is Madras, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Deep Cove are #032448 and #260348. Thus found on the left and right of #040348 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Vogue and Tolopea colors as they work well with Night Blue.
The split-complementary Night Blue palette consists of #244803 and #482603 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#474803). Try San Felix and Bracken colors in combination with #040348, 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 #040348 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Night Blue. Thus Crusoe and Burnt Maroon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Night Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Madras, Barossa, and Zuccini split by 90° on the color wheel. #040348 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Night Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#474803) and two others. The Burnt Maroon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Evening Sea – 120° from the complementary Madras. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #480303 and #034748.
In a RGB color space, hex #040348 is made of 5% red, 4% green and 91% blue. In a HSL mode Night Blue has a hue angle of 240.87°, a saturation of 92% and a lightness of 14.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #040348 is made of 26.67% cyan, 27.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.76% black ink.
| HEX | #040348 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(4,3,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 5%, 4%, 91% |
| CMYK | 26.67, 27.06, 0, 71.76 |
| HSL | hsl(240.87,92%,14.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240.87,95.83%,28.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(5.0477,27.3716,-40.5417) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.2523,0.5588,6.1727) |