Arapawa 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 | #eef393 |
| Complementary Color | #666c0c |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (243.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Arapawa Color. The Ravenclaw color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Galactic Cruise (#111188) for more calm effect. Try Nightly Expedition as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#666c0c is the best complementary color to Arapawa. 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 #110c6c complementary color is Spicy Mustard, 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 Arapawa are #0c376c and #400c6c. Thus found on the left and right of #110c6c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Madison and Windsor colors as they work well with Arapawa.
The split-complementary Arapawa palette consists of #376c0c and #6c410c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#666c0c). Try Green Leaf and Cafe Royale colors in combination with #110c6c, 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 #110c6c 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 Arapawa. Thus San Felix and Dark Tan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Arapawa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mustard, Rose Bud Cherry, and Jewel split by 90° on the color wheel. #110c6c 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. Arapawa tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#666c0c) and two others. The Dark Tan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Atoll – 120° from the complementary Spicy Mustard. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c110c and #0c666c.
In a RGB color space, hex #110c6c is made of 12% red, 9% green and 79% blue. In a HSL mode Arapawa has a hue angle of 243.13°, a saturation of 80% and a lightness of 23.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #110c6c is made of 35.68% cyan, 37.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #110c6c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,12,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 12%, 9%, 79% |
| CMYK | 35.68, 37.64, 0, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(243.13,80%,23.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(243.13,88.89%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(12.3827,36.8851,-52.7453) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.0694,1.4648,14.3083) |