Amparo Blue is soft, 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 | #b69f57 |
| Complementary Color | #a89149 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (225.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Amparo Blue Color. The Wind Star color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Flood (#6677bb) for more calm effect. Try Blue Android Base as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a89149 is the best complementary color to Amparo Blue. 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 #4960a8 complementary color is Driftwood, 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 San Marino are #498fa8 and #6149a8. Thus found on the left and right of #4960a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Steel Blue and Studio colors as they work well with Amparo Blue.
The split-complementary Amparo Blue palette consists of #8fa849 and #a86149 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a89149). Try Sushi and Cape Palliser colors in combination with #4960a8, 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 #4960a8 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 Amparo Blue. Thus Apple and Hippie Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Amparo Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Driftwood, Tapestry, and Chateau Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4960a8 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. Amparo Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#a89149) and two others. The Hippie Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Driftwood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8495f and #49a891.
In a RGB color space, hex #4960a8 is made of 22% red, 28% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Amparo Blue has a hue angle of 225.47°, a saturation of 39.42% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4960a8 is made of 37.25% cyan, 28.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #4960a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,96,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 28%, 50% |
| CMYK | 37.25, 28.23, 0, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(225.47,39.42%,47.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225.47,56.55%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.1687,13.3214,-41.431) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9984,12.6094,38.7418) |