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Color:
Persian blue


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Colors with the same hue:
Resolution blue
St. Patrick's blue
Samsung blue
Cosmic cobalt
Egyptian blue
Blue 
Cinder Gray
Dolphin
Amethyst 
Violet-blue [broken anchor]
Very light blue
Silver 
Washed-Out Lavender
Lunar Lavender
Soap
Nearby colors:
Denim Blue
Royal azure
Philippine blue
Iris
New Car
Ocean Blue
Deep Purple
Absolute Zero
Majorelle Blue
Blue 
Blue Ribbon
Ultramarine
Zaffre
Grape
Phthalo blue
Smalt 
Plump Purple
Words evoked by this color:
persian,  persia,  iranian,  denizen,  denis,  jean,  jort,  wrangler,  westernized,  pocket,  longing,  sestina,  serein,  saar,  corbusier,  sumerian,  matisse,  cumulative,  cobalt,  cosh,  frit,  galician,  majolica,  cadenza,  mesopotamian,  moroccan,  puebla,  cezanne,  centripetal,  cwm,  casually,  informal,  sonic,  crip,  hyperlink,  colorectal,  krishna,  cyanosis,  apnea,  integrity,  authorization,  legitimacy,  legitimate,  loyalty,  justice,  confidence,  certainty,  boys,  boyish,  plumber
Literary analysis:
Persian blue has long served as a powerful hue in literature, conjuring vivid imagery and emotional depth throughout various texts. Writers employ it not only to describe objects but also to set a scene or mood. In one evocative passage, vases of Persian blue are so striking that their mere presence renders the character mute, imbuing the atmosphere with a sense of solemnity [1]. Other works highlight its rich history as a pigment—sometimes even identified with the delicate tone of woad flower [2]—with its deep shade achieved by layering indigo over madder [3]. The color's intense brilliance is further used to craft arresting visuals, as when a solitary palm appears dramatically against a blinding Persian blue background [4]. Moreover, the personal impact of the hue is noted when a character, unfamiliar with it, expresses wonder at its striking appearance [5], and its artistic versatility is underscored in practical applications where just a hint of Persian blue transforms a medium [6].
  1. And in the gay mornings, when she was arranging her flowers in vases of Persian blue, it made him silent as the grave.
    — from The Wind Bloweth by Donn Byrne
  2. K. a. Persian blue or woad flower.
    — from A Color Notation A measured color system, based on the three qualities Hue, Value and Chroma by A. H. (Albert Henry) Munsell
  3. The deep Persian blue is obtained by applying indigo over madder.
    — from The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs by G. Griffin (George Griffin) Lewis
  4. Very seldom did anything so visible as a palm lift itself against the blinding Persian blue.
    — from The Best Short Stories of 1917, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story
  5. Dora had never seen a Persian blue, so she did not say anything.
    — from The Chinese Kitten by Edna A. Brown
  6. Take equal parts of gum damar and white rosin and just enough Persian blue to color it.
    — from The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous



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