Prussian is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #c0a7a0 |
| Complementary Color | #5f463f |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Prussian Color. The Cool Current color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Eames for Blue (#466b82) for more energetic effect. Try Sea Deep as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5f463f is the best complementary color to Prussian. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3f585f complementary color is Kabul, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Limed Spruce are #3f5f56 and #3f485f. Thus found on the left and right of #3f585f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Oxford Blue colors as they work well with Prussian.
The split-complementary Prussian palette consists of #5f563f and #5f3f47 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f463f). Try Hemlock and Eggplant colors in combination with #3f585f, 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 #3f585f offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Prussian. Thus Hemlock and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Prussian contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Mulled Wine, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f585f square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Prussian tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#5f463f) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f3f58 and #3f5f46.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f585f is made of 26% red, 36% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Prussian has a hue angle of 193.13°, a saturation of 20.25% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f585f is made of 12.54% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.75% black ink.
| HEX | #3f585f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,88,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 36%, 39% |
| CMYK | 12.54, 2.74, 0, 62.75 |
| HSL | hsl(193.13,20.25%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.13,33.68%,37.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.7181,-7.4658,-7.0818) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6052,8.8624,12.1363) |