Black Market Color

#222244

Black Market is soft, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, cool green or mid red

Inverse Color #ddb
Complementary Color #434422
Color Shade: cool blue (240° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 20% (better contrasting with white)
Black Market Color Sample
Black Market Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #222244

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Market Color. The Haunted Dreams 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 Cluedo Night (#2b245a) for more energetic effect. Try Quill Tip as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#434422 is the best complementary color to Black Market. Mid yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #224 complementary color is Lisbon Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #223244 and #322244. Thus found on the left and right of #224 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pickled Bluewood and Revolver colors as they work well with Black Market.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Black Market palette consists of #342 and #432 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#434422). Try White and White colors in combination with #224, 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 #224 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Market. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Black Market contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lisbon Brown, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #224 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, mid yellow and cool green 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. Black Market tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#434422) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Lisbon Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #422 and #224344.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #222244 is made of 25% red, 25% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Black Market has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 20%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #222244 is made of 13.34% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 73.33% black ink.

HEX #222244
RGB Decimal rgb(34,34,68)
RGB Percentage 25%, 25%, 50%
CMYK 13.34, 13.34, 0, 73.33
HSL hsl(240,33.33%,20%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(240,50%,26.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(14.9616,10.6429,-21.505)
XYZ xyz(2.2751,1.9015,5.716)
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