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Martiros Sarian Palette 14

Somber Grotto
Somber Subdued and serious - low-key, low-chroma, emotionally weighted toward gravity.
Grotto Deep sea-cave blue-green - the color of water in a coastal grotto.
Martiros Sarian Palette 14 - Somber Grotto

Color Composition

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Colors
#0C157B
16.70%
#1422A0
14.30%
#869C66
14.00%
#6086B5
11.60%
#4566D0
10.60%
#243ED6
10.30%
#768E8A
8.70%
#474039
5.50%
#0A1155
4.60%
#2E4489
3.70%

Palette Analysis

Martiros Sarian distributes its values across the middle register, creating harmony without high contrast. Cool tones set the register here - the blues and greens easily outweigh any warm accents. Mid-range chroma keeps the palette grounded - colourful but not strident. At 10.3%, #243ED6 carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. Spanning 43 units on the value axis, the palette achieves the balance between tonal flatness and fragmentation. The palette has the character of outdoor light: cool, mid-bright, with colour rendered faithfully rather than expressively. Martiros Sarian's palette 14 carries its own internal logic while remaining in conversation with the artist's broader colour intelligence.

Example use cases

  • publishing
  • corporate identity
  • consumer apps
  • hospitality
  • design agencies

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