Nuit Blanche is soft, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #e1b770 |
| Complementary Color | #8f641e |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (217.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nuit Blanche Color. The Lapis Lazuli color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Nebulas Blue (#2d62a3) for more calm effect. Try Biscay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8f641e is the best complementary color to Nuit Blanche. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1e488f complementary color is Kumera, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blumine are #1e808f and #2c1e8f. Thus found on the left and right of #1e488f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Elm and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Nuit Blanche.
The split-complementary Nuit Blanche palette consists of #808f1e and #8f2c1e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f641e). Try Trendy Green and Old Brick colors in combination with #1e488f, 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 #1e488f offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nuit Blanche. Thus Vida Loca and Claret giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nuit Blanche contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kumera, Disco, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #1e488f square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nuit Blanche tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8f641e) and two others. The Claret is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eucalyptus – 120° from the complementary Kumera. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f1e48 and #1e8f65.
In a RGB color space, hex #1e488f is made of 12% red, 29% green and 58% blue. In a HSL mode Nuit Blanche has a hue angle of 217.7°, a saturation of 65.32% and a lightness of 33.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1e488f is made of 44.32% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #1e488f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(30,72,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 12%, 29%, 58% |
| CMYK | 44.32, 27.84, 0, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(217.7,65.32%,33.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(217.7,79.02%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.5642,12.3625,-43.4968) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8107,6.8939,26.9056) |