Prussian Nights Color

#0b085f

Prussian Nights 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 #f4f7a0
Complementary Color #5b5f08
Color Shade: mid blue (242.07° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 20.2% (better contrasting with white)
Prussian Nights Color Sample
Prussian Nights Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0b085f

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Prussian Nights Color. The Outer Rim 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 Yearning (#061088) for more energetic effect. Try Galactic Cruise as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5b5f08 is the best complementary color to Prussian Nights. 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 #0b085f complementary color is Spicy Mustard, 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 Arapawa are #08305f and #36085f. Thus found on the left and right of #0b085f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Madison and Clairvoyant colors as they work well with Prussian Nights.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Prussian Nights palette consists of #305f08 and #5f3608 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b5f08). Try Green Leaf and Cafe Royale colors in combination with #0b085f, 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 #0b085f 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 Prussian Nights. Thus San Felix and Mahogany giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Prussian Nights contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mustard, Mulberry Wood, and Salem split by 90° on the color wheel. #0b085f 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. Prussian Nights tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#5b5f08) and two others. The Mahogany is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deep Sea Green – 120° from the complementary Spicy Mustard. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f0b08 and #085b5f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0b085f is made of 10% red, 7% green and 83% blue. In a HSL mode Prussian Nights has a hue angle of 242.07°, a saturation of 84.47% and a lightness of 20.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0b085f is made of 32.94% cyan, 34.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.75% black ink.

HEX #0b085f
RGB Decimal rgb(11,8,95)
RGB Percentage 10%, 7%, 83%
CMYK 32.94, 34.11, 0, 62.75
HSL hsl(242.07,84.47%,20.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(242.07,91.58%,37.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(9.5697,34.2058,-48.8147)
XYZ xyz(2.2904,1.071,10.9125)
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