Insomnia Color

#06012c

Insomnia 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 #f9fed3
Complementary Color #262c00
Color Shade: mid blue (246.98° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 8.82% (better contrasting with white)
Insomnia Color Sample
Insomnia Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #06012c

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Insomnia Color. The Congressional Navy 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 saturated alternative called Endless Galaxy (#000044) for more energetic effect. Try Ultramarine Shadow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#262c00 is the best complementary color to Insomnia. 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 #06012c complementary color is Madras, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Black Rock are #00112c and #1b002c. Thus found on the left and right of #06012c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Midnight and Black Russian colors as they work well with Insomnia.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Insomnia palette consists of #112c00 and #2c1b00 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#262c00). Try Deep Fir and Cola colors in combination with #06012c, 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 #06012c 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 Insomnia. Thus Deep Fir and Temptress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Insomnia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Madras, Temptress, and Burnham split by 90° on the color wheel. #06012c square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan 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. Insomnia tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#262c00) 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 #2c0600 and #00262c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #06012c is made of 12% red, 2% green and 86% blue. In a HSL mode Insomnia has a hue angle of 246.98°, a saturation of 95.56% and a lightness of 8.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #06012c is made of 14.9% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 82.75% black ink.

HEX #06012c
RGB Decimal rgb(6,1,44)
RGB Percentage 12%, 2%, 86%
CMYK 14.9, 16.86, 0, 82.75
HSL hsl(246.98,95.56%,8.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(246.98,97.73%,17.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(2.1885,12.7114,-24.7259)
XYZ xyz(0.5406,0.2423,2.4011)
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