Underground Stream Color

#120a65

Underground Stream 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 #edf59a
Complementary Color #5d650a
Color Shade: mid blue (245.27° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 21.76% (better contrasting with white)
Underground Stream Color Sample
Underground Stream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #120a65

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Underground Stream Color. The Galactic Cruise 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 Nightly Expedition (#221188) for more calm effect. Try Blue Trust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5d650a is the best complementary color to Underground Stream. 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 #120a65 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 #0a2f65 and #3f0a65. Thus found on the left and right of #120a65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Madison and Windsor colors as they work well with Underground Stream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Underground Stream palette consists of #2f650a and #653f0a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d650a). Try Green Leaf and Cafe Royale colors in combination with #120a65, 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 #120a65 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 Underground Stream. Thus San Felix and Mahogany giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Underground Stream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mustard, Mulberry Wood, and Salem split by 90° on the color wheel. #120a65 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. Underground Stream tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#5d650a) 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 #65110a and #0a5d65.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #120a65 is made of 14% red, 8% green and 78% blue. In a HSL mode Underground Stream has a hue angle of 245.27°, a saturation of 81.98% and a lightness of 21.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #120a65 is made of 32.55% cyan, 35.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.39% black ink.

HEX #120a65
RGB Decimal rgb(18,10,101)
RGB Percentage 14%, 8%, 78%
CMYK 32.55, 35.69, 0, 60.39
HSL hsl(245.27,81.98%,21.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(245.27,90.1%,39.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(11.172,35.5716,-50.1399)
XYZ xyz(2.707,1.2853,12.4173)
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