Sisters in Blue

Sturtevant J. Hamblin · c. 1840

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Palette

Charcoal
50% of the image
Black · text contrast 13.7:1

Peacock
28% of the image
Teal · text contrast 4.8:1

Biscuit
14% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.4:1

Dark ochre
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.3:1

Stone
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.0:1

Burnt orange
2% of the image
Orange · text contrast 4.7:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

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Artist: Sturtevant J. Hamblin
1776–1897
Date: c. 1840
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: overall: 68.3 x 56 cm (26 7/8 x 22 1/16 in.)
Place: American
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Black · lightness 38, colourfulness 14

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1897: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1968. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Sisters in Blue

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