Overcast Night is calm, 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 | #bdbd90 |
| Complementary Color | #6e6f41 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Overcast Night Color. The Wild Elderberry 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 soft alternative called Blue Glaze (#56597c) for more calm effect. Try Piccadilly Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6e6f41 is the best complementary color to Overcast Night. 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 #42426f complementary color is Hemlock, 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 Fiord are #41586f and #58416f. Thus found on the left and right of #42426f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fiord and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Overcast Night.
The split-complementary Overcast Night palette consists of #586f41 and #6f5841 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e6f41). Try Chalet Green and Tobacco Brown colors in combination with #42426f, 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 #42426f 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 Overcast Night. Thus Killarney and Congo Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Overcast Night contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hemlock, Eggplant, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #42426f square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, mid 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. Overcast Night tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#6e6f41) and two others. The Congo Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and William – 120° from the complementary Hemlock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f4141 and #416e6f.
In a RGB color space, hex #42426f is made of 27% red, 27% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Overcast Night has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 25.42% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #42426f is made of 17.65% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black ink.
| HEX | #42426f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(66,66,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 27%, 46% |
| CMYK | 17.65, 17.65, 0, 56.47 |
| HSL | hsl(240,25.42%,34.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,40.54%,43.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.9174,12.3024,-26.0716) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.0642,6.2024,15.8638) |