Persian blue

Persian Blue
Persian Blue
Common connotations
	Lapis lazuli; Celestial sphere; Heaven
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#1C39BB
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(28, 57, 187)
HSV (h, s, v)	(229°, 85%, 73%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(31, 94, 263°)
Source	[1] and Maerz and Paul
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 displayed in the color box above matches the color called Persian blue in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color. New York: 1930, McGraw-Hill; the color Persian blue is displayed on page 95, Plate 36, Color Sample L4.

[1] The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called Persian blue in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color. New York: 1930, McGraw-Hill; the color Persian blue is displayed on page 95, Plate 36, Color Sample L4.

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