Midnight Blush Color

#979fbf

Midnight Blush is pale, 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 #686040
Complementary Color #bfb797
Color Shade: cool blue (228° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 67.06% (better contrasting with white)
Midnight Blush Color Sample
Midnight Blush Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #979fbf

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Midnight Blush Color. The Corsican Purple 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 Cosmic (#b8b9cb) for more calm effect. Try Brother Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#bfb797 is the best complementary color to Midnight Blush. 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 #979fbf complementary color is Coral Reef, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nepal are #97b3bf and #a397bf. Thus found on the left and right of #979fbf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nepal and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Midnight Blush.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Midnight Blush palette consists of #b3bf97 and #bfa397 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bfb797). Try Swamp Green and Quicksand colors in combination with #979fbf, 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 #979fbf 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 Blush. Thus Norway and Quicksand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Midnight Blush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Reef, Lily, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #979fbf square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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 Blush tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#bfb797) and two others. The Quicksand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Coral Reef. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bf979f and #97bfb7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #979fbf is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Midnight Blush has a hue angle of 228°, a saturation of 23.81% and a lightness of 67.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #979fbf is made of 15.68% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #979fbf
RGB Decimal rgb(151,159,191)
RGB Percentage 30%, 32%, 38%
CMYK 15.68, 12.55, 0, 25.1
HSL hsl(228,23.81%,67.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(228,20.94%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.8553,4.0654,-17.4245)
XYZ xyz(34.5646,35.1372,54.2506)
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