Midnight Navy is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #cbbeb1 |
| Complementary Color | #4e4133 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Midnight Navy Color. The Infinite Deep Sea color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fiord (#4b5a62) for more calm effect. Try Hidden Sapphire as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4e4133 is the best complementary color to Midnight Navy. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #34414e complementary color is Mondo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oxford Blue are #334e4e and #33334e. Thus found on the left and right of #34414e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Martinique colors as they work well with Midnight Navy.
The split-complementary Midnight Navy palette consists of #4e4e33 and #4e3333 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e4133). Try Kelp and Woody Brown colors in combination with #34414e, 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 #34414e 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 Midnight Navy. Thus Kelp and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Midnight Navy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mondo, Eggplant, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #34414e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, orange and warm 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 Navy tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#4e4133) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Mondo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e3341 and #334e41.
In a RGB color space, hex #34414e is made of 27% red, 33% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Midnight Navy has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 25.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #34414e is made of 10.2% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #34414e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(52,65,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 33%, 40% |
| CMYK | 10.2, 5.1, 0, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(210,20%,25.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,33.33%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.907,-1.6611,-9.5717) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6816,5.0607,7.9378) |