Nightly Expedition Color

#221188

Nightly Expedition 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 #de7
Complementary Color #768810
Color Shade: mid blue (248.57° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 30% (better contrasting with white)
Nightly Expedition Color Sample
Nightly Expedition Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #221188

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Nightly Expedition Color. The Arapawa 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 saturated alternative called Deep Daijin Blue (#3311aa) for more energetic effect. Try Ocean Abyss as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#768810 is the best complementary color to Nightly Expedition. 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 #218 complementary color is Olivetone, 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 White are #103b88 and #5d1088. Thus found on the left and right of #218 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Torea Bay and Windsor colors as they work well with Nightly Expedition.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nightly Expedition palette consists of #3b8810 and #885d10 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#768810). Try La Palma and Korma colors in combination with #218, 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 #218 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 Nightly Expedition. Thus Bilbao and Tamarillo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nightly Expedition contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olivetone, Rose Bud Cherry, and Salem split by 90° on the color wheel. #218 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. Nightly Expedition tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#768810) and two others. The Tamarillo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surfie Green – 120° from the complementary Olivetone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #882210 and #107688.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #221188 is made of 18% red, 9% green and 73% blue. In a HSL mode Nightly Expedition has a hue angle of 248.57°, a saturation of 77.78% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #221188 is made of 40% cyan, 46.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #221188
RGB Decimal rgb(34,17,136)
RGB Percentage 18%, 9%, 73%
CMYK 40, 46.66, 0, 46.67
HSL hsl(248.57,77.78%,30%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(248.57,87.5%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(18.0023,44.5088,-61.342)
XYZ xyz(5.3041,2.5186,23.4991)
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