Woad Blue Color – #597fb9: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Woad comes from Isatis tinctoria, the fermented-leaf dye that clothed northern Europe before indigo arrived by ship. Caesar wrote that the Britons stained themselves blue, which is where the war-paint legend begins. Woad Blue color (#597fb9) is a medium cornflower, gentler than the myth suggests.

Woad Blue Color Shades

Complementary colors

1. #597FB9

2. #B99359

Triadic colors

1. #597FB9

2. #B9597F

3. #7FB959

Tints or lighter colors

1. #7D9BC8

2. #A1B6D7

3. #C5D2E6

4. #E8EEF5

Darker colors

1. #42669D

2. #334F79

3. #243855

4. #152031

5. #06090D

Analogous colors

1. #59B993

2. #59AFB9

3. #597FB9

4. #6259B9

5. #9359B9

Monochromatic colors

1. #2C589A

2. #3D70BB

3. #668CC6

4. #8FA9D0

5. #B5C5DC