Megadrive Screen is deep, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #b5bf52 |
| Complementary Color | #a3ad40 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (245.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Megadrive Screen Color. The Ultramarine Highlight color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Majestic Eggplant (#443388) for more calm effect. Try Royal Night as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a3ad40 is the best complementary color to Megadrive Screen. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a40ad complementary color is Sushi, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gigas are #406cad and #8040ad. Thus found on the left and right of #4a40ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching San Marino and Royal Purple colors as they work well with Megadrive Screen.
The split-complementary Megadrive Screen palette consists of #6cad40 and #ad8040 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3ad40). Try Apple and Cape Palliser colors in combination with #4a40ad, 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 #4a40ad offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Megadrive Screen. Thus Apple and Apple Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Megadrive Screen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sushi, Blush, and Ocean Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a40ad square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Megadrive Screen tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#a3ad40) and two others. The Apple Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Boston Blue – 120° from the complementary Sushi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ad4940 and #40a3ad.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a40ad is made of 24% red, 21% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Megadrive Screen has a hue angle of 245.5°, a saturation of 45.99% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a40ad is made of 38.82% cyan, 42.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #4a40ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,64,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 21%, 56% |
| CMYK | 38.82, 42.74, 0, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(245.5,45.99%,46.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(245.5,63.01%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.2723,35.5295,-57.1142) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2003,8.1398,40.4633) |