Persian Indigo Color

#32127a

Persian Indigo is deep, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #cded85
Complementary Color #5a7a12
Color Shade: warm blue (258.46° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 27.45% (better contrasting with white)
Persian Indigo Color Sample
Persian Indigo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #32127a

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Persian Indigo Color. The Violent Violet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Voldemort (#2d135f) for more calm effect. Try Eggplant Tint as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5a7a12 is the best complementary color to Persian Indigo. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #32127a complementary color is Olivetone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Persian Indigo are #12267a and #65127a. Thus found on the left and right of #32127a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Koamaru and Seance colors as they work well with Persian Indigo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Persian Indigo palette consists of #267a12 and #7a6512 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a7a12). Try Bilbao and Olivetone colors in combination with #32127a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #32127a offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Persian Indigo. Thus Jewel and Pueblo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Persian Indigo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olivetone, Claret, and Genoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #32127a square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Persian Indigo tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#5a7a12) and two others. The Pueblo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chathams Blue – 120° from the complementary Olivetone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7a3112 and #125a7a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #32127a is made of 26% red, 9% green and 64% blue. In a HSL mode Persian Indigo has a hue angle of 258.46°, a saturation of 74.29% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #32127a is made of 28.23% cyan, 40.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black ink.

HEX #32127a
RGB Decimal rgb(50,18,122)
RGB Percentage 26%, 9%, 64%
CMYK 28.23, 40.78, 0, 52.16
HSL hsl(258.46,74.29%,27.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(258.46,85.25%,47.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(17.9902,41.3925,-52.4322)
XYZ xyz(5.0446,2.5159,18.6321)
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