Colours of Paris
8 colours tied to Paris, France: made there, traded there or named after it.
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Prussian blue
A deep blue pigment first made in Berlin in the early 1700sPigment · 🇯🇵 Japan
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Paris Green
A toxic emerald-green pigment once prized in art and used as an early insecticidePigment · 🇩🇪 Germany +4
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Viridian
A blue-green pigment made from hydrated chromium oxide, valued in painting since the 1800sPigment
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International Klein Blue
A deep blue made famous by Yves Klein's art and a special synthetic binderNamed shade · 🇫🇷 France
Black
Ebony
A jet-black hardwood valued for its smooth finish and rarityColour named from nature · 🇪🇬 Egypt +5
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Pompeian red
A deep red seen on ancient Roman walls and ceramics, named for the ruins of PompeiiNamed shade
Purple and violet
Murexide
A purple chemical once used as a dye and indicator in chemistryPigment · 🇩🇪 Germany +1
Blue
Azuline
A blue synthetic dye from coal tar, used for silk in the 1860sDye
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Paris Green: Chris goulet at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Viridian: Josh814, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pompeian red: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- International Klein Blue: Yves Klein, Public domain, source
- Ebony: CaptMondo, CC BY 2.5, source
- Prussian blue: Picture created by publunch, Public domain, source
- Murexide: Shaddack, Public domain, source