Persian Blue | |
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Common connotations | |
Lapis lazuli; Celestial sphere; Heaven | |
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Hex triplet | #1C39BB |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (28, 57, 187) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (229°, 85%, 73%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (31, 94, 263°) |
Source | and Maerz and Paul [1] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid blue |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Persian blue comes in three major tones: Persian blue proper: a bright medium blue; medium Persian blue (a medium slightly grayish blue that is slightly indigoish); and a kind of dark blue which is referred to as Persian indigo, dark Persian blue, or regimental, that is much closer to the web color indigo.
Other colors associated with Persia include Persian pink, Persian rose, Persian red, Persian orange and Persian green.
The color Persian blue is named from the blue color of some Persian pottery and the color of tiles used in and on mosques and palaces in Iran and in other places in the Middle East. Persian blue is a representation of the color of the mineral lapis lazuli which comes from Persia and Afghanistan.[ citation needed ] The color azure is also named after the mineral lapis lazuli.
The first recorded use of Persian blue as a color name in English was in 1669. [2]
Medium Persian Blue | |
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Hex triplet | #0067A5 |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (0, 103, 165) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (203°, 100%, 65%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (42, 64, 246°) |
Source | ISCC-NBS [3] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong blue |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
The medium tone of Persian blue shown at right is the color called Persian blue in color sample #178 of the ISCC-NBS color list.
Persian Indigo | |
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Hex triplet | #32127A |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (50, 18, 122) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (258°, 85%, 48%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (18, 56, 272°) |
Source | 99colors.net [4] /Maerz and Paul [5] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid purplish blue |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
The color Persian indigo is displayed at right. Another name for this color is regimental because in the 19th century it was commonly used by many nations for navy uniforms, though it is seldom used in modern times.
Persian indigo is named for an association with a product from Persia: Persian cloth dyed with indigo.
The first recorded use of regimental (the original name for the color now called Persian indigo) as a color name in English was in 1912. [6]
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