Description and conversion results of color Iris

It is a pastel blue color having an approximate luminance of 42%. It has a hue value of 245° indicating that this is a cold color.

Some of the most similar colors to this color are Majorelle Blue, Slate Blue, Plump Purple, Ocean Blue, Violet-blue, Cerulean Blue, Denim Blue, Blue-violet (Crayola), Royal Purple and Persian Blue. A bit 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 Iris to rgb, hexadecimal, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz colorspaces. Each format represents the same color.

The rgb, hexadecimal and hsl values can be used in webpages to define the colors of different objects. You can select a value easily by clicking on it.

Similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors

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 table contains the nearest matching standard colors.

The left side contains the reference color, while the right side shows the matched color. For each item there is a link to our partner MyPerfectColor.com, where you can buy corresponding paints.

Tints, shades and tones

Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to Iris 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 color. This process results a scale from a pastel blue color to white. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets brigther and brighter.

This color scale contains similar colors to Medium Purple, Violet-blue (Crayola), Middle Blue Purple, Medium Slate Blue, Maximum Blue Purple, Blue Bell, Wisteria, Lavender (floral), Lavender Blue, Periwinkle, Mauve, Lavender (Web), Pale Purple (Pantone), Languid Lavender and Lavender Blush.

Shades

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

This color scale contains similar colors to Dark Slate Blue, Blue (pigment), Cosmic Cobalt, Ocean Blue, St. Patrick's Blue, Picotee Blue, Spanish Violet, Space Cadet, Russian Violet, Dark Purple, Oxford Blue, Eigengrau, Raisin Black, Rich Black (FOGRA29) and Eerie Black.

Tones

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

This color scale contains similar colors to Plump Purple, Slate Blue, Liberty, Royal Purple, Dark Blue-gray, Purple Navy, Independence, French Lilac, Old Lavender, Dark Liver and Rhythm.

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 azure, blue and magenta colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Indigo Dye, USAFA Blue, French Sky Blue, Blue Jeans, Blue (pigment), Persian Blue, Maximum Blue Purple, Lavender (floral), Patriarch, Purple (Web), Pink Flamingo and Shocking Pink (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 colors. There are variants of blue and green colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Medium Slate Blue, Slate Blue, Lincoln Green, Dark Moss Green, Middle Green Yellow and Bud Green.

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 blue, cyan and orange colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Medium Slate Blue, Slate Blue, Blue-green (color Wheel), Deep Jungle Green, Green Sheen, Verdigris, Chocolate (Traditional), Sepia, Sandy Brown and Cadmium Orange.

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 blue, red, green and cyan colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Medium Slate Blue, Slate Blue, Carmine, Ruby Red, Congo Pink, Coral Pink, Lincoln Green, Dark Moss Green, Middle Green Yellow, Bud Green, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Deep Jungle Green, Maximum Blue Green and Middle Blue.

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