Midnight Express is pale, 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 | #ded9c5 |
| Complementary Color | #3a3421 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 17.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Midnight Express Color. The North Sea Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Quill Tip (#2d3359) for more energetic effect. Try Black River Falls as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3a3421 is the best complementary color to Midnight Express. 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 #21263a complementary color is Birch, 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 Ebony Clay are #21323a and #28213a. Thus found on the left and right of #21263a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ebony Clay and Steel Gray colors as they work well with Midnight Express.
The split-complementary Midnight Express palette consists of #323a21 and #3a2821 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a3421). Try Green Kelp and English Walnut colors in combination with #21263a, 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 #21263a 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 Midnight Express. Thus Green Kelp and Jon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Midnight Express contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Birch, Livid Brown, and Everglade split by 90° on the color wheel. #21263a 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. Midnight Express tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#3a3421) and two others. The Jon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Te Papa Green – 120° from the complementary Birch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3a2126 and #213a35.
In a RGB color space, hex #21263a is made of 26% red, 29% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Midnight Express has a hue angle of 228°, a saturation of 27.47% and a lightness of 17.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #21263a is made of 9.81% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 77.25% black ink.
| HEX | #21263a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(33,38,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 29%, 45% |
| CMYK | 9.81, 7.85, 0, 77.25 |
| HSL | hsl(228,27.47%,17.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228,43.1%,22.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(15.566,3.885,-13.5893) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.084,2.015,4.2821) |