Midnight Sea is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #a9a472 |
| Complementary Color | #8d8756 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (234.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Midnight Sea Color. The Overcast Night color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Silk Crepe Mauve (#6e7196) for more calm effect. Try Hyacinth Mauve as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8d8756 is the best complementary color to Midnight Sea. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #565b8d complementary color is Clay Creek, 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 Waikawa Gray are #56768d and #6c568d. Thus found on the left and right of #565b8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Midnight Sea.
The split-complementary Midnight Sea palette consists of #768d56 and #8d6c56 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d8756). Try Asparagus and Beaver colors in combination with #565b8d, 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 #565b8d offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Midnight Sea. Thus Hippie Green and Au Chico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Midnight Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clay Creek, Strikemaster, and Spring Leaves split by 90° on the color wheel. #565b8d square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm 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. Midnight Sea tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#8d8756) and two others. The Au Chico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Smalt Blue – 120° from the complementary Clay Creek. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d565b and #568d88.
In a RGB color space, hex #565b8d is made of 27% red, 29% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Midnight Sea has a hue angle of 234.55°, a saturation of 24.23% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #565b8d is made of 21.56% cyan, 19.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #565b8d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(86,91,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 29%, 44% |
| CMYK | 21.56, 19.6, 0, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(234.55,24.23%,44.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(234.55,39.01%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.2193,11.173,-28.3219) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3866,11.3837,26.7437) |