Amphystine 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 | #c0bda5 |
| Complementary Color | #5a573f |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (233.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Amphystine Color. The Blue Review color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blackwater (#545663) for more calm effect. Try Nyctophobia Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5a573f is the best complementary color to Amphystine. 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 #3f425a complementary color is Hemlock, 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 Gun Powder are #3f4f5a and #493f5a. Thus found on the left and right of #3f425a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Amphystine.
The split-complementary Amphystine palette consists of #4f5a3f and #5a493f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a573f). Try Kelp and Kabul colors in combination with #3f425a, 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 #3f425a 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 Amphystine. Thus Tom Thumb and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Amphystine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hemlock, Eggplant, and Mineral Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f425a 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. Amphystine tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#5a573f) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Hemlock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a3f41 and #3f5a57.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f425a is made of 29% red, 30% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Amphystine has a hue angle of 233.33°, a saturation of 17.65% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f425a is made of 10.58% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #3f425a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,66,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 30%, 41% |
| CMYK | 10.58, 9.41, 0, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(233.33,17.65%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(233.33,30%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.6201,5.0128,-14.677) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.8436,5.6914,10.4634) |