Prussian Blue color palettes `#003153`

Iron-cyanide blue-black — the deep, slightly green dark of early synthetic blue.

Where Prussian Blue comes from

Discovered in Berlin in the early 1700s, Prussian blue was the first modern synthetic pigment. It prints as almost-black with a green cast, and it underpins everything from cyanotypes to Hokusai's waves.

Also searched as prussian blue, berlin blue, iron blue, deep blue black.

iron blue
deep dark
synthetic
cyanotype

11 palettes built on Prussian Blue

Each palette anchors on Prussian Blue #003153 and is validated under daylight, incandescent, fluorescent, and LED light.

Tonal

Prussian Blue Shadow Ladder

Dark-mode surfaces, deep textiles, lacquer

light #d2e2f2, support #597388, support #435a6f, support #2e485c, anchor #003153, dark #01081c

Prussian Blue Haze

Paper, ceramic, airy interiors

light #e8f5fc, support #cbd4df, support #a2b2bd, support #8a96a0, dark #687783, anchor #003153

Analogous

Prussian Blue and UA Blue

The neighborhood at full voice — foliage, fruit, saturated print

light #d2daed, support #93b0f3, support #497d93, support #1b2caf, anchor #003153, dark #041723

Prussian Blue and Skink Blue

Gradients, environmental and atmospheric work

light #ccebf5, support #62bfcc, support #6f788f, support #284750, anchor #003153, dark #080f3d

Shifted

Prussian Blue and Purple Yam

Interiors, packaging, textiles — the warm mid-gap pairing

light #eaebff, support #a7b0cc, counterpoint #a048d3, support #463f60, anchor #003153, dark #071037

Prussian Blue and Midori Green

Interiors, packaging, textiles — the warm mid-gap pairing

light #cff7ef, counterpoint #53b170, support #5d7b89, support #3a4943, anchor #003153, dark #071416

Contrast

Prussian Blue and Treacle Fudge

One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements

light #d8ddb6, counterpoint #e2972f, support #7c70ab, support #5c3937, anchor #003153, dark #0f082d

Prussian Blue and Mantis

Warm against cool — the mid-gap companion the complement skips

light #c2f0e6, counterpoint #71c25b, support #5c7b8c, support #394c3b, anchor #003153, dark #081316

Prussian Blue and Pú Táo Zǐ Purple

A defensible odd couple — editorial and fashion risk

light #fae4ff, support #acb3d0, counterpoint #d558af, support #483b56, anchor #003153, dark #030b28

Prussian Blue and Red Radish