Persian blue


Persian blue comes in three major tones: Persian blue proper: a bright medium blue; medium Persian blue ; 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 plum, Persian orange and Persian green.

Persian blue

The color Persian blue is named from the blue color of some Persian pottery and the color of tiles used in and on mosques and palaces in Iran and in other places in the Middle East. Persian blue is a representation of the color of the mineral lapis lazuli which comes from Persia and Afghanistan.
The first recorded use of Persian blue as a color name in English was in 1669.

Variations

Medium Persian blue

The medium tone of Persian blue shown at right is the color called Persian blue in color sample #178 of the ISCC-NBS color list.

Persian indigo

The color Persian indigo is displayed at right. Another name for this color is regimental. The color was called regimental because in the 19th century it was commonly used by many nations for navy uniforms.
Persian indigo is named for an association with a product from Persia: Persian cloth dyed with indigo.
The first recorded use of regimental as a color name in English was in 1912.

In human culture

Architecture
Military
New Age Metaphysics
Persian carpets