Perfect Dark is deep, 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 | #cecc6f |
| Complementary Color | #908d30 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (238.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Perfect Dark Color. The Early Spring Night color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Megadrive Screen (#4a40ad) for more calm effect. Try Good Karma as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#908d30 is the best complementary color to Perfect Dark. 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 #313390 complementary color is Sycamore, 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 Minsk are #306290 and #5e3090. Thus found on the left and right of #313390 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Calypso and Eminence colors as they work well with Perfect Dark.
The split-complementary Perfect Dark palette consists of #629030 and #905e30 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#908d30). Try Wasabi and Mule Fawn colors in combination with #313390, 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 #313390 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 Perfect Dark. Thus Forest Green and Stiletto giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Perfect Dark contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sycamore, Camelot, and Sea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #313390 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. Perfect Dark tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#908d30) and two others. The Stiletto is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lochinvar – 120° from the complementary Sycamore. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #903033 and #30908e.
In a RGB color space, hex #313390 is made of 20% red, 21% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Perfect Dark has a hue angle of 238.74°, a saturation of 49.22% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #313390 is made of 37.25% cyan, 36.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black ink.
| HEX | #313390 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(49,51,144) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 21%, 59% |
| CMYK | 37.25, 36.47, 0, 43.53 |
| HSL | hsl(238.74,49.22%,37.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(238.74,65.97%,56.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.8321,29.69,-51.7444) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.4845,5.0342,26.9628) |