Phenomenon is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #c18d64 |
| Complementary Color | #9b663e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Phenomenon Color. The Brigade color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Express Blue (#395a73) for more calm effect. Try Award Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9b663e is the best complementary color to Phenomenon. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3e729b complementary color is Sepia Skin, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of San Marino are #3e9b95 and #3e439b. Thus found on the left and right of #3e729b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Keppel and Gigas colors as they work well with Phenomenon.
The split-complementary Phenomenon palette consists of #9b953e and #9b3e43 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b663e). Try Sycamore and Sanguine Brown colors in combination with #3e729b, 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 #3e729b offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Phenomenon. Thus Sushi and Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Phenomenon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sepia Skin, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e729b square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Phenomenon tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9b663e) and two others. The Rouge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chateau Green – 120° from the complementary Sepia Skin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9b3e71 and #3e9b66.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e729b is made of 19% red, 34% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Phenomenon has a hue angle of 206.45°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 42.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e729b is made of 36.47% cyan, 16.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #3e729b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,114,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 34%, 47% |
| CMYK | 36.47, 16.07, 0, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(206.45,42.86%,42.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.45,60%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.2113,-4.5958,-27.4258) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9203,15.4253,33.2541) |