Shades of blue

For other uses, see Shades of Blue (disambiguation).

"Shade of Blue" redirects here. For the song by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, see Take Them On, On Your Own.

For a broader coverage related to this topic, see Blue.

Blue


Wavelength	440–490 nm
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#0000FF
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(0, 0, 255)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(100, 100, 0, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(240°, 100%, 100^[1]%)
Source	X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Varieties of the color blue may differ in hue, chroma (also called saturation, intensity, or colorfulness), or lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also called tints and shades, a tint being a blue or other hue mixed with white, a shade being mixed with black. A large selection of these various colors is shown below.

Tints of blue

In this section, the term tint is used in its technical sense as used in color theory, meaning a blueish color mixed with white or light gray.

Baby blue

Main article: Baby blue

Baby blue

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#89CFF0
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(137, 207, 240)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(43, 14, 0, 6)
HSV (h, s, v)	(199°, 43%, 94%)
Source	Maerz and Paul^[2]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Baby blue is known as one of the pastel colors. With a hue code of 199, this color is a tone of azure.

The first recorded use of baby blue as a color name in English was in 1892.^[3]

Light blue

Main article: Light blue

Light blue

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#ADD8E6
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(173, 216, 230)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(25, 6, 0, 10)
HSV (h, s, v)	(195°, 25%, 90%)
Source	X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

The web color light blue is displayed in the color box at right. Variations of this color are known as sky blue, baby blue, or angel blue. Within the X11 color system, with a hue code of 194, this color is closer to cyan than to blue.

The first recorded use of "light blue" as a color term in English is in the year 1915.^[4]

Periwinkle

Main article: Periwinkle (color)

Periwinkle

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#CCCCFF
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(204, 204, 255)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(20, 20, 0, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(240°, 20%, 100%)
Source	Maerz & Paul
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Shown in the right is the color periwinkle, or periwinkle blue. Another name for this color is lavender blue. The color is a mixture of white and blue. It is named after the Periwinkle flower and is also commonly referred to as a tone of light blue.

Powder blue

Main article: Powder blue

Powder Blue

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#B0E0E6
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(176, 224, 230)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(24, 3, 0, 10)
HSV (h, s, v)	(187°, 23%, 90%)
Source	X11^[1]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

The web color powder blue is shown on the right.

The first recorded use of powder blue as a color name in English was in 1774.^[5]

Computer web color blue

Blue (RGB) (X11 blue)

Blue (RGB) (X11 blue)

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#0000FF
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(0, 0, 255)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(Not, possible, in, CMYK)
HSV (h, s, v)	(240°, 100%, 100%)
Source	X11 color names^[6] HTML/CSS^[1]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Red, green, and blue lights, representing the three basic additive primary colors of the RGB color system, red, green, and blue

The color defined as blue in the RGB color model, X11 blue, is shown at right. This color is the brightest possible blue that can be reproduced on a computer screen, and is the color named blue in X11. It is one of the three primary colors used on the RGB color space, along with red and green. The three additive primaries in the RGB color system are the three colors of light chosen such as to provide the maximum gamut of colors that are capable of being represented on a computer or television set.

This color is also called color wheel blue. It is at precisely 240 degrees on the HSV color wheel, also known as the RGB color wheel. It is a spectral color which lies at, or near, the short-wave (violet) end of the traditional "blue" and possibly was classified as "indigo" by Newton.^[7] Its complementary color is yellow.

Additional definitions of blue

Blue (CMYK) (pigment blue)

Blue (CMYK) (Pigment Blue)

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#333399
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(51, 51, 153)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(67, 67, 0, 40)
HSV (h, s, v)	(240°, 67%, 60%)
Source	CMYK
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Cyan, magenta, and yellow are the three subtractive primary colors used in printing

The color defined as blue in the CMYK color system used in printing, also known as pigment blue, is the tone of blue that is achieved by mixing process (printer's) cyan and process (printer's) magenta in equal proportions. It is displayed at right.

The purpose of the CMYK color system is to provide the maximum possible gamut of color reproducible in printing by the use of only three primaries.

The color indicated is only approximate as the colors of printing inks may vary.

Blue (NCS) (psychological primary blue)

Blue (NCS)

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#0087BD
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(0, 135, 189)
HSV (h, s, v)	(197°, 100%, 74%)
Source	sRGB approximation to NCS 2060-B^[8]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Approximations within the sRGB gamut to the primary colors of the Natural Color System, a model based on the opponent process theory of color vision

The color defined as blue in the NCS or Natural Color System is an azure-like color shown at right (NCS 2060-B). The Natural Color System is a color system based on the four unique hues or psychological primary colors red, yellow, green, and blue. The NCS is based on the opponent process theory of vision.

The “Natural Color System” is widely used in Scandinavia.

Blue (Munsell)

Blue (Munsell)

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#0093AF
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(0, 147, 175)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(100, 16, 0, 31)
HSV (h, s, v)	(190°, 100%, 69%)
Source	Munsell Color Wheel
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

The hues of the Munsell color system, at varying values, and maximum chroma to stay in the sRGB gamut

The color defined as blue in the Munsell color system (Munsell 5B) is shown at right. The Munsell color system is a color space that specifies colors based on three color dimensions: hue, value (lightness), and chroma (color purity), spaced uniformly (according to the logarithmic scale which governs human perception) in three dimensions in the Munsell color solid, which is shaped like an elongated oval at an angle. In order for all the colors to be spaced uniformly, it was found necessary to use a color wheel with five primary colors: red, yellow, green, blue, and purple.

The Munsell color displayed is only approximate, as these spectral colors have been adjusted to fit into the sRGB gamut. In the 21st century, this hue is classified as an intermediate between azure and cyan.

Blue (Pantone)

Blue (Pantone)

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#0018A8
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(0, 24, 168)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(100, 80, 0, 34)
HSV (h, s, v)	(231°, 100%, 66^[9]%)
Source	Pantone TPX^[10]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Blue (Pantone) is the color that is called blue in Pantone.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color # Blue C, EC, HC, M, PC, U, or UP—Blue.^[11]

Blue (Crayola)

Blue (Crayola)

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#1F75FE
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(31, 117, 254)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(88, 54, 0, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(217°, 88%, 100^[12]%)
Source	Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Blue (Crayola) is the color called blue in Crayola crayons.

"Blue" was one of the original Crayola crayons formulated in 1903.

In this section, the term shade is used in its technical sense as used in color theory, meaning a blueish color mixed with black or dark gray. The colors arranged in order of their value (brightness) (V in the HSV code), the brighter colors toward the top and the darker colors toward the bottom.

Medium blue

Medium Blue

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#0000CD
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(0, 0, 205)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(100, 100, 0, 20)
HSV (h, s, v)	(240°, 100%, 80%)
Source	X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Displayed at right is the web color medium blue. It is a shade of the standard (h = 240°) blue.

Spanish blue

Blue (G&S)

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#0070BB
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(0, 112, 184)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(100, 45, 0, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(203°, 100%, 72%)
Source	Gallego and Sanz^[13]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Spanish blue is the color that is called Azul (the Spanish word for "blue") in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm. It is a shade of azure.

Liberty

Liberty

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#545AA7
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(84, 90, 167)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(50, 46, 0, 35)
HSV (h, s, v)	(236°, 50%, 66^[14]%)
Source	ISCC-NBS^[15]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

At right is displayed the color liberty.

The first recorded use of liberty as a color name in English was in 1918.^[16]

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Liberty (color sample #196)

Egyptian blue

Main article: Egyptian blue

Egyptian Blue

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#1034A6
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(16, 52, 166)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(90, 69, 0, 35)
HSV (h, s, v)	(226°, 90%, 65%)
Source	Internet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Egyptian blue is a pigment that was used in Ancient Egypt.

Ultramarine

Ultramarine

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#3F00FF
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(63, 0, 255)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(75.3, 100, 0, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(254.8°, 1%, 1%)
Source	^[Unsourced]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Main article: Ultramarine

Ultramarine is a blue pigment in use since medieval times.

Dark blue

Dark Blue

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#00008B
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(0, 0, 139)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(100, 100, 0, 46)
HSV (h, s, v)	(240°, 100%, 55%)
Source	X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Dark blue is a shade of the standard (h = 240°) blue. The name comes from the word "Dark" (which originated from Old English dark, derk, deork; Anglo-Saxon dearc, and Gaelic and Irish dorch, dorcha) and "Blue" (taken from French and originated from the Indo-European root bhlewos).

Resolution blue

Resolution Blue

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#002387
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(0, 35, 185)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(100, 74, 0, 47)
HSV (h, s, v)	(224°, 100%, 53%)
Source	Xona.com Color List
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

At right is displayed the color resolution blue.

This color name first came into use in 2001 when it was formulated as one of the colors on the Xona.com Color List.

Navy blue

Main article: Navy blue

Navy Blue

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#000080
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(0, 0, 128)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(100, 100, 0, 50)
HSV (h, s, v)	(240°, 100%, 50%)
Source	HTML/CSS^[1]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Navy blue is a shade of the standard (h = 240°) blue. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue (contrasted with white) worn by officers in the British Royal Navy since 1748 (originally called marine blue before 1840) and subsequently adopted by other navies around the world.

The first recorded use of navy blue as a color name in English was in 1840.^[17]

Midnight blue

Main article: Midnight blue

Midnight Blue

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#191970
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(25, 25, 112)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(97, 78, 39, 29)
HSV (h, s, v)	(240°, 78%, 44%)
Source	X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

At right is displayed the color midnight blue.

This is the X11 web color midnight blue.

This color was originally called midnight. The first recorded use of midnight as a color name in English was in 1915.^[18]

Independence

Independence

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#4C516D
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(76, 81, 109)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(30, 26, 0, 57)
HSV (h, s, v)	(231°, 30%, 43^[19]%)
Source	ISCC NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

At right is displayed the color independence.

The first recorded use of independence as a color name in English was in 1927.^[20]

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Independence (color sample #204).

Space cadet

Main article: Cadet grey § Space cadet

Space Cadet

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#1D2951
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(29, 41, 81)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(64, 49, 0, 68)
HSV (h, s, v)	(226°, 64%, 32^[21]%)
Source	Resene
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Displayed at right is the color space cadet.

Space cadet is one of the colors on the Resene Color List, a color list widely popular in Australia and New Zealand. The color "space cadet" was formulated in 2007.

This color is apparently a formulation of an impression of the color that cadets in space navy training would wear.

Variations of blue in culture

Blueberries

Note: For blue in general in culture, please go to the main article on the color blue

Cartography

In historical atlases published in Germany, light blue is traditionally used as a color to represent Germany, as opposed to pink for England and the British Empire, purple for France, and light green for Russia.^[22]

Fashion

Dark clothing for males such as black, brown, or dark blue business suits have become much more popular since the mid-1990s, as opposed to the pastel colored business suits worn in the 1970s by major leaders in such institutions as the United States Congress (the vast difference in the clothing worn in the 1970s as opposed to the 2000s (decade) can be readily seen by looking at a videotape of the Watergate hearings).

A man wearing a blue shirt with the word "POLIZEI" written on it, Epaulets with 5 stars on them, and a blue peaked cap with a 12-pointed star on it. He is holding a radio.

German police officer

Law Enforcement

In many parts of the world, police wear dark blue uniforms.

Sexuality

In Russian, the word for sky blue, голубой, can be used to mean a 'male homosexual'.^[23]
In English, phrase "blue joke" means dirty joke (a joke intended for adults; see blue comedy).

Sociology

In Western civilisation, those in the upper classes in high places of political or economic power often wear dark blue suits. Ordinary members of the working class (especially those who work in the computer industry) often refer derisively to these management functionaries as the suits.^[24] This terminology is also used in the television industry—the network executives are often referred to by the creative people (actors, directors, and screenwriters) as the suits.^[25]
Dark blue or medium blue can also represent the working class. A blue-collar worker is a member of the working class who typically performs manual labor and earns an hourly wage. Industrial and manual workers wear durable clothing that can be dirty, soiled, or even scrapped at work. A popular element of such clothes has been a light blue or navy blue work shirt and blue is also a popular color for work coveralls, the shirts and coveralls both typically made from denim.
At the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race on the Thames in London, dark blue is the color of the University of Oxford and light blue is the color of the University of Cambridge. Dark blue and light blue are also nicknames for students of these respective universities.^[26]

Wrapping the spectrum into a color wheel

If the visible spectrum is wrapped to form a color wheel, blue (additive primary) appears midway between green and violet:

Visible spectrum wrapped to join cyan and magenta in an additive mixture of blue

References

1 2 3 4 "W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords". W3C. May 2003. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
↑ The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called baby blue in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color baby blue is displayed on page 93, Plate 35, Color Sample E2.
↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 190; Color Sample of Baby Blue: Page 93 Plate 35 Color Sample E2
↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 190
↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 202. See color sample of powder blue, Page 95--Plate 36 Color Sample H2
↑ "X11 rgb.txt". Retrieved 2008-02-05.
↑ Waldman, Gary (2002). Introduction to light : the physics of light, vision, and color (Dover ed.). Mineola: Dover Publications. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-486-42118-6.
↑ The sRGB values are taken by converting the NCS color 2060-B using the “NCS Navigator” tool at the NCS website.
↑ web.Forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to color #0018A8 (Blue (Pantone)):
↑ Type the word "Blue" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear. There are seven versions, all with the same color codes—C, EC, HC, M, PC, U, and UP.
↑ Pantone TPX Pantone Color Finder--Type the word "Blue" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear. There are seven versions, all with the same color codes—C, EC, HC, M, PC, U, and UP.:
↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #1F75FE (Blue (Crayola)):
↑ Gallego, Rosa; Sanz, Juan Carlos (2005). Guía de coloraciones (Gallego, Rosa; Sanz, Juan Carlos (2005). Guide to Colorations) Madrid: H. Blume. ISBN 84-89840-31-8
↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #545AA7 (Liberty):
↑ Color sample #196 on the ISCC-NBS color list is the color sample that matches the color in the book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill--Color Sample of Liberty: Page 109 Plate 43 Color Sample C12
↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 197; Color Sample of Liberty: Page 109 Plate 43 Color Sample C12
↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 103; Color Sample of Navy blue: Page 131 Plate 40 Color Sample E11
↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 199; Color Sample of Midnight: Page 103 Plate 40 Color Sample A8
↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #4C516D (Independence):
↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; color sample of Independence: Page 117 Plate 47 Color Sample H12
↑ web.Forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to color #1D2951 (Space Cadet):
↑ See the Grosshistoricher Weltatlas, 1965 edition (Other German historical atlases use these same colors.)
↑ "Gay.ru". Gay.ru. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
↑ The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage, Clifford Stoll, 1989, ISBN 0-7434-1146-3
↑ Shatner, William (with Chris Kreski) Star Trek Memories New York:1993 HarperCollins
↑ The Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Wordsworth Editions. 2001. p. 149.

Shades of blue

Air Force blue	Air superiority blue	Alice blue	Azure	Baby blue	Bleu de France	Blue	Blue-gray	Bondi blue	Brandeis blue

Cambridge Blue	Carolina blue	Celeste	Cerulean	Cobalt blue	Columbia blue	Cornflower blue	Cyan	Dark blue	Deep sky blue

Denim	Dodger blue	Duke blue	Egyptian blue	Electric blue	Eton blue	Federal blue	Glaucous	Electric indigo	Indigo

International Klein Blue	Iris	Light blue	Majorelle Blue	Marian blue	Maya blue	Medium blue	Midnight blue	Navy blue	Non-photo blue

Oxford Blue	Palatinate blue	Periwinkle	Persian blue	Phthalo blue	Powder blue	Prussian blue	Royal blue	Sapphire	Sky blue

Steel blue	Teal	Tiffany Blue	True Blue	Tufts Blue	Turquoise	UCLA Blue	Ultramarine	Violet-blue	Viridian

Yale Blue	Zaffre

Related topics:Ao - St. Patrick's blue - Template:Shades of cyan

Color classifications

Color
Index

Color systems, standards and palettes

ANPA
Color charts
Color palettes (computer graphics)
Colour Index International (CI list of dyes)
Crayola
- Crayons
- Pencils
DIC
Federal Standard 595
HKS
ISCC–NBS
Munsell
NCS
Ostwald
Pantone
RAL
- list
Web colors
X11

Color names (alphabetic)

Variations of base colors

Shades of white	Shades of gray	Shades of black	Shades of red	Shades of green	Shades of blue
Shades of cyan	Shades of magenta	Shades of yellow	Shades of pink	Shades of violet	Shades of purple
Shades of orange	Shades of brown

Category
Portal

Color topics

Color science

Color physics	Electromagnetic spectrum Light Rainbow Visible Spectral colors Chromophore Structural coloration Animal coloration On Vision and Colors Metamerism Spectral power distribution

Color perception	Color vision Color blindness test Tetrachromacy Color constancy Color term Color depth Color photography Spot color Color printing Web colors Color mapping Color code Color management Chrominance False color Chroma key Color balance Color cast Color temperature

Color psychology	Color symbolism Color preferences Lüscher color test Kruithof curve Political color National colors Chromophobia Chromotherapy

Color
philosophy

Color space	Color model additive subtractive Color mixing Primary color Secondary color Tertiary color (intermediate) Quaternary color Quinary color Aggressive color (warm) Receding color (cool) Pastel colors Color gradient

Color scheme	Color tool Monochromatic colors Complementary colors Analogous colors Achromatic colors (Neutral) Polychromatic colors Impossible colors Light-on-dark Tinctures in heraldry

Color theory	Chromaticity diagram Color solid Color wheel Color triangle Color analysis (art) Color realism (art style)

Color terms

Basic terms	Red Green Yellow Blue Orange Purple Pink Brown Black Gray White

Cultural differences	Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate Distinction of blue and green in various languages Color history Color in Chinese culture Traditional colors of Japan Human skin color

Color dimensions	Hue Dichromatism Colorfulness (chroma and saturation) Tints and shades Lightness (tone and value) Grayscale

Color
organizations

Lists

Category
Portal
Index of color-related articles

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, May 05, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.

Shades of blue

Tints of blue

Baby blue

Light blue

Periwinkle

Powder blue

Computer web color blue

Blue (RGB) (X11 blue)

Additional definitions of blue

Blue (CMYK) (pigment blue)

Blue (NCS) (psychological primary blue)

Blue (Munsell)

Blue (Pantone)

Blue (Crayola)

Medium blue

Spanish blue

Liberty

Egyptian blue

Ultramarine

Dark blue

Resolution blue

Navy blue

Midnight blue

Independence

Space cadet

Variations of blue in culture

Wrapping the spectrum into a color wheel

See also

References