Description and conversion results of color Indigo Dye

It is a dark azure color having an approximate luminance of 26%. It has a hue value of 203° indicating that this is a cold color.

Some of the most similar colors to this color are Yale Blue, Prussian Blue, USAFA Blue, Dark Cornflower Blue, YInMn Blue, B'dazzled Blue, Charcoal, Oxford Blue, Royal Blue (dark) and Lapis Lazuli. A little below you will find the most similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors too.

Conversion results

The following list contains the conversion results of color Indigo Dye to RGB, hexadecimal, HSL, HSV, Lab and XYZ colorspaces: each format represents the same color.

rgb(0, 65, 106)
#00416a
hsl(203.2, 100%, 20.8%)
hsv(203.2, 100%, 41.6%)
lab(26.2, -1.2, -28.9)
xyz(4.5, 4.8, 14.3)

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Similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors

The most important note: in real life paints might have a different shade compared to as they appear on your display. You shall always consult and double-check colors with a professional paint provider before you order.

The following list contains the nearest matching standard colors. The left hexagon is the reference, the right one is the matched color. For each color there is a link to our partner MyPerfectColor.com, where you can buy paints of the corresponding colors.

Pantone 7693 C
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Pantone 8483 C
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Pantone 7694 C
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RAL 5001
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RAL 5010
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RAL D2 270 30 40
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Sherwin-Williams 6811
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Sherwin-Williams 6524
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Sherwin-Williams 6804
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Tints, shades and tones

Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to it respectively. The process results a harmonic color scale.

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Tints

These are the color variants which are generated by adding white color to the base Indigo Dye color. This process results a scale from a dark azure color to white. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets brigther and brighter.

This color scale contains similar colors to Queen Blue, Blue Yonder, Lapis Lazuli, Dark Electric Blue, Shadow Blue, Light Slate Gray, Cool Grey, Roman Silver, Cadet Blue (Crayola), Light Steel Blue, Light Periwinkle, Periwinkle (Crayola), Gainsboro, Light Gray, Platinum and Alice Blue.

Shades

These are the color variants which are generated by adding black color to the base Indigo Dye color. This process results a scale from a dark azure color to black. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets darker and darker.

This color scale contains similar colors to Prussian Blue, Yale Blue, Oxford Blue, Space Cadet, Eigengrau, Rich Black (FOGRA29), Eerie Black, Raisin Black, Rich Black (FOGRA39) and Black.

Tones

These are the color variants which are generated by adding gray color to the base Indigo Dye color. This process results a scale from a dark azure color to gray. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets grayer and grayer.

This color scale contains similar colors to Prussian Blue, Yale Blue, YInMn Blue, Charcoal, Gunmetal, Onyx, Outer Space (Crayola) and Jet.

Color schemes and palettes

Color schemes represent a set of colors creating a harmonic and aesthetic feeling. Color schemes are generated by choosing colors around the color wheel.

We can talk about monochromatic, complementary, triadic and tetradic color schemes, choosing one, two, three or four colors around the color wheel respectively. In the following tables these color schemes are present.

Monochromatic

The monochromatic scale is generated by choosing colors on the color wheel near to the base color. As the colors of the monochromatic scale are close to each other, they create a harmonic feeling.

This color scale contains cold colors. There are variants of cyan, azure, blue and magenta colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Deep Jungle Green, Cadet Blue, Green Sheen, Blue Sapphire, Dark Sky Blue, Pewter Blue, USAFA Blue, Iceberg, French Sky Blue, Purple Navy, Cyber Grape, Blue Bell, Maximum Blue Purple, Japanese Violet, Dark Byzantium, Lilac and Orchid (Crayola).

Complementary

The complementary scale is generated by choosing the color on the opposite side on the color wheel relative to the base color. This results in slight vibrating tension between the complementary colors.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of azure, yellow and orange colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Prussian Blue, Glaucous, Steel Blue, Baby Blue Eyes, Light Steel Blue, Olive Drab 7, Café Noir, Metallic Sunburst, Gold Fusion, Wheat and Sunset.

Triadic

The triadic scale is generated by choosing two colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combines the slight vibrating tension and the harmonic feeling between the triadic colors.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of azure, green and red colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to USAFA Blue, Iceberg, French Sky Blue, UP Forest Green, Forest Green (Traditional), Dark Sea Green, Eton Blue, Wine, Bole, Pastel Pink and New York Pink.

Tetradic

The tetradic scale is generated by choosing three colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combination covers the whole color wheel containing both the complementary and harmonic colors of the base color.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of azure, rose, orange and cyan colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to USAFA Blue, Iceberg, French Sky Blue, Old Mauve, Wine Dregs, Charm Pink, Amaranth Pink, Field Drab, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Light French Beige, Sand, Blue-green (color Wheel), Brunswick Green, Green Sheen and Polished Pine.

If you want to have a more detailed control of the colors in the schemes, have a look at the Spektran application too!

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