I personally think a black and white room is sharp and provides a unique look. I understand if you want some color on the walls so I attached some other spaces with paint colors you may like. The cool blue is great with black and white as is a cement colored gray.

It should look great but test drive a few blues they can change a lot in different spaces.

How about starting out with a piece of beautiful Indian textile work as an inspiration for your space, or recycled sari fabric, or similar. With your very bright light, you can go a lot more saturated than more northern climates.

I have a couple of suggestions for you. Recover sofa in a very light gray fabric, and add pillows in various blue tones, plus add art to wall. Or if you like a more muted colour scheme, this is nice with light Aqua and some yellow and gray pillows. It looks good with dark brown.