Phthalo Blue Color – #000f89: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Phthalo Blue is named for phthalocyanine blue, the intense copper-based pigment introduced to the trade as Monastral Blue at a London exhibition in November 1935 and hailed as the biggest pigment leap since synthetic ultramarine in 1826. This deep, saturated blue mirrors that pigment’s near-black richness. The Phthalo Blue color code (#000f89) reads as a powerful, inky navy.

Phthalo Blue Color Shades

Complementary colors

1. #001089

2. #998700

Triadic colors

1. #001089

2. #990012

3. #129900

Tints or lighter colors

1. #0016BC

2. #001CEF

3. #233DFF

4. #566AFF

5. #8997FF

Darker colors

1. #000A56

2. #000423

Analogous colors

1. #008979

2. #005589

3. #001089

4. #350089

5. #790089

Monochromatic colors

1. #00073D

2. #000D70

3. #0013A3

4. #0019D6

5. #102BF9