Nightshade Blue Color

#293135

Nightshade Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #d6ceca
Complementary Color #352d29
Color Shade: cool cyan (200° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 18.43% (better contrasting with white)
Nightshade Blue Color Sample
Nightshade Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #293135

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nightshade Blue Color. The Black Sable color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Surf'n'dive (#374755) for more energetic effect. Try New Navy Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#352d29 is the best complementary color to Nightshade Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #293135 complementary color is Dune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Outer Space are #293533 and #292b35. Thus found on the left and right of #293135 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outer Space and Charade colors as they work well with Nightshade Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nightshade Blue palette consists of #353329 and #35292b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#352d29). Try Armadillo and Thunder colors in combination with #293135, 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 #293135 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nightshade Blue. Thus Heavy Metal and Thunder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nightshade Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dune, Blackcurrant, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #293135 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Nightshade Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#352d29) and two others. The Thunder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heavy Metal – 120° from the complementary Dune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #352930 and #29352d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #293135 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Nightshade Blue has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 12.77% and a lightness of 18.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #293135 is made of 4.7% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 79.22% black ink.

HEX #293135
RGB Decimal rgb(41,49,53)
RGB Percentage 29%, 34%, 37%
CMYK 4.7, 1.56, 0, 79.22
HSL hsl(200,12.77%,18.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200,22.64%,20.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(19.7413,-2.3412,-3.6946)
XYZ xyz(2.6554,2.9251,3.7928)
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