Midnight Hour 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 | #c4b7b0 |
| Complementary Color | #4f423b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Midnight Hour Color. The Gunmetal 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 Bunglehouse Blue (#46616e) for more energetic effect. Try Anchor Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4f423b is the best complementary color to Midnight Hour. 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 #3b484f complementary color is Taupe, 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 Limed Spruce are #3b4f4c and #3b3e4f. Thus found on the left and right of #3b484f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Bright Gray colors as they work well with Midnight Hour.
The split-complementary Midnight Hour palette consists of #4f4c3b and #4f3b3e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f423b). Try Kelp and Matterhorn colors in combination with #3b484f, 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 #3b484f 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 Hour. Thus Kelp and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Midnight Hour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Taupe, Mortar, and Cabbage Pont split by 90° on the color wheel. #3b484f square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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 Hour tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#4f423b) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lunar Green – 120° from the complementary Taupe. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f3b48 and #3b4f42.
In a RGB color space, hex #3b484f is made of 28% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Midnight Hour has a hue angle of 201°, a saturation of 14.49% and a lightness of 27.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3b484f is made of 7.84% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.02% black ink.
| HEX | #3b484f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(59,72,79) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 34%, 38% |
| CMYK | 7.84, 2.74, 0, 69.02 |
| HSL | hsl(201,14.49%,27.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201,25.32%,30.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.7357,-3.3644,-5.9077) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5323,6.129,8.2886) |