Erebus 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 | #f9ffcf |
| Complementary Color | #2a3000 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (247.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 9.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Erebus Blue Color. The Night Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Floppy Disk (#110044) for more calm effect. Try Magic Whale as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2a3000 is the best complementary color to Erebus 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 #060030 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 Stratos are #001230 and #1e0030. Thus found on the left and right of #060030 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Midnight and Mardi Gras colors as they work well with Erebus Blue.
The split-complementary Erebus Blue palette consists of #123000 and #301e00 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2a3000). Try Deep Fir and Cola colors in combination with #060030, 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 #060030 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Erebus Blue. Thus Deep Fir and Temptress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Erebus Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Madras, Temptress, and Burnham split by 90° on the color wheel. #060030 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. Erebus Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#2a3000) and two others. The Temptress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Daintree – 120° from the complementary Madras. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #300600 and #002930.
In a RGB color space, hex #060030 is made of 11% red, 0% green and 89% blue. In a HSL mode Erebus Blue has a hue angle of 247.5°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 9.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #060030 is made of 16.47% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 81.18% black ink.
| HEX | #060030 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(6,0,48) |
| RGB Percentage | 11%, 0%, 89% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 18.82, 0, 81.18 |
| HSL | hsl(247.5,100%,9.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(247.5,100%,18.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(2.2774,15.1147,-27.6109) |
| XYZ | xyz(0.6086,0.2521,2.8129) |