Midnight Sky Color

#424753

Midnight Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #bdb8ac
Complementary Color #534e42
Color Shade: blue cyan (222.35° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 29.22% (better contrasting with white)
Midnight Sky Color Sample
Midnight Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #424753

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Midnight Sky Color. The Blue Slate color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Atlantic Charter (#2b2f41) for more energetic effect. Try Zombie as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#534e42 is the best complementary color to Midnight Sky. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #424753 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mako are #424f53 and #454253. Thus found on the left and right of #424753 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching River Bed and Gun Powder colors as they work well with Midnight Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Midnight Sky palette consists of #4f5342 and #534542 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#534e42). Try Kelp and Emperor colors in combination with #424753, 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 #424753 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Midnight Sky. Thus Gray Asparagus and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Midnight Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Matterhorn, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #424753 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Midnight Sky tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#534e42) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #534247 and #42534e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #424753 is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Midnight Sky has a hue angle of 222.35°, a saturation of 11.41% and a lightness of 29.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #424753 is made of 6.67% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black ink.

HEX #424753
RGB Decimal rgb(66,71,83)
RGB Percentage 30%, 32%, 38%
CMYK 6.67, 4.71, 0, 67.45
HSL hsl(222.35,11.41%,29.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(222.35,20.48%,32.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.1308,0.9225,-7.8366)
XYZ xyz(6.0613,6.2893,9.0781)
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