Pure Midnight is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #ed9 |
| Complementary Color | #665510 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Pure Midnight Color. The Impression of Obscurity color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Downriver (#092256) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Soul as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#665510 is the best complementary color to Pure Midnight. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #126 complementary color is Raw Umber, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #104c66 and #2a1066. Thus found on the left and right of #126 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chathams Blue and Violent Violet colors as they work well with Pure Midnight.
The split-complementary Pure Midnight palette consists of #4c6610 and #662a10 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#665510). Try Green Leaf and Redwood colors in combination with #126, 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 #126 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pure Midnight. Thus Green House and Dark Tan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pure Midnight contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raw Umber, Disco, and Jewel split by 90° on the color wheel. #126 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pure Midnight tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#665510) and two others. The Dark Tan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eden – 120° from the complementary Raw Umber. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #661021 and #106655.
In a RGB color space, hex #112266 is made of 11% red, 22% green and 67% blue. In a HSL mode Pure Midnight has a hue angle of 228°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #112266 is made of 33.33% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #112266 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,34,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 11%, 22%, 67% |
| CMYK | 33.33, 26.67, 0, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(228,71.43%,23.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228,83.33%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(16.6143,20.8969,-41.8212) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.2015,2.2225,12.8306) |