Use it in proportion and in combination with other colours to create the overall feeling you love and that expresses your personality. How can we best harness the positive attributes of indigo in our interior design schemes? To warm blue up look at creating a palette that includes warm colours such as yellow, orange or red. Whether you see blue as its positive or negative qualities will be up to how you are feeling and perceive the colour on any given day.īlue is a cool colour (as is green and violet). Would you say indigo is a cold colour and if so how could we warm it up?īlue can be perceived as a cold, unfriendly, aloof and unemotional colour as these are the negative psychologically qualities of blue. These tones are serene and mentally calming.īlue has a reputation for being a cold colour. Lighter, softer tones of blue calm the mind and help aid concentration. Strong blues tones aid focused thought, whereas the lighter blue tones help calm the mind and aid restful sleep. How does this particular tone of blue differ from other tones?Īs blue affects us mentally, the intensity of the tone affects us differently. It represents inner contemplation and self-reflection, a colour for quiet contemplation. While a true blue communicates with others, indigo leans towards the self. Intense, dark blues stimulate clear thought. It is the colour of the mind, affecting us mentally. Blue is the colour of trust, honesty, friendly, logic and reason. Indigo is a deep, dark, rich blue with a dash of violet. What are the main positive psychological properties of indigo? This colour holds significance around the world for many indigenous cultures. Indigo, is a blue dye that has captured the human imagination for thousands of years. The fact that our access to blue this deep and rich in the natural world is limited gives it a magical quality”. It instils a sense of wonder, even in adults. Like the dreamy ocean landscapes hidden from everyone but deep sea divers, this colour gives us a sense of tranquillity and stability which is very restful”.Īs a paint colour, “indigo adds a surprising, elegant strength. Indigo Blue was chosen as the key trend colour as Dulux felt it is a “striking statement colour associated with wisdom and honesty which enhances your environment.
A hue Dulux described as a “blushing, lively, juicy red”. This year Dulux chose Indigo Blue as they believe 2013 is about forming ‘Connections’ how we interconnect to create networks, dialogue and conversation. What a difference to last year’s Firecracker 4. However, indigo is not an easy hue to use and I had plenty of questions I wanted to run past Karen regarding this bold colour choice.Įarlier this year Dulux announced that Indigo Night was its colour of the year for interiors. Blue has been a key fashion colour recently and has slowly filtered through into our interiors. In this post we are taking a closer look at Dulux’s colour of the Year for 2013 which was the gutsy, strong and daring shade of Indigo Night. Welcome to the latest installment of Karen’s Quarterly Colour Psychology Questions in which I quiz applied colour psychology expert Karen Haller to get her take on the use of various colours in our interior design schemes.
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