Shades of blue
Varieties of the color blue may differ in hue, chroma, or lightness, 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
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.
Light blue
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.
Periwinkle
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, blue, and red. It is named after the Periwinkle flower and is also commonly referred to as a tone of light blue.Powder blue
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.
Ice blue
Displayed at right is the color ice blue.Morning blue
Displayed at right is the color morning blue. It is a representation of the color of the morning sky.The year the first recorded use of morning blue as a color name in English is unknown.
Computer web color blue
Blue (RGB) (X11 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 in 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 :File:RBG color wheel.svg|RGB color wheel. It is a spectral color which lies at, or near, the short-wave end of the traditional "blue" and possibly was classified as "indigo" by Newton. Its complementary color is yellow.
Additional definitions of blue
International Klein Blue
) is a deep blue hue first mixed by the French artist Yves Klein. IKB's visual impact comes from its heavy reliance on ultramarine, as well as Klein's often thick and textured application of paint to canvas. There is a legend that Klein patented the color, but in reality he simply submitted a Soleau envelope and never progressed to the patent stage.Blue (CMYK) (pigment blue)
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 cyan and process 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)
The color defined as blue in the NCS or Natural Color System is an azure-like color shown at right. 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)
The color defined as blue in the Munsell color system is shown at right. The Munsell color system is a color space that specifies colors based on three color dimensions: hue, value, and chroma, spaced uniformly 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 is the color that is called blue in Pantone.The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended " color list, color # Blue C, EC, HC, M, PC, U, or UP—Blue.
Blue (Crayola)
Blue is the color called blue in Crayola crayons."Blue" was one of the original Crayola crayons formulated in 1903.
Uranian blue
At right is displayed the color uranian blue of Uranus.with clouds
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 , the brighter colors toward the top and the darker colors toward the bottom.
Medium blue
Displayed at right is the web color medium blue. It is a shade of the standard blue.Argentinian blue
Displayed at right is the web color Argentinian blue. It is a light azure color seen on the national flag of Argentina.Ruddy blue
Ruddy blue represents the coloring of the beak of the ruddy duck. It is a light shade of azure.Savoy blue
Savoy blue, or savoy azure, is a shade of saturation blue between peacock blue and periwinkle, lighter than peacock blue. It owes its name to the fact of being the color of the House of Savoy, a ruling dynasty in Italy from 1861 to 1946.at the 1982 FIFA World Cup
Having become a national color with the unification of Italy, its use continued even after the birth of the Italian Republic with the name "Italian blue". An Italian-blue border was in fact inserted on the edge of the Presidential Standard of Italy and the use of the blue scarf for the Italian Armed Forces' officers, for the presidents of the Italian provinces during the official ceremonies and of the blue jersey for Italian national sports teams it was also maintained in the Republican era.
Celtic blue
At right is displayed color celtic blue.Celtic blue is a shade of blue, also known as glas celtig in Welsh, or gorm ceilteach in both the Irish language and in Scottish Gaelic. Julius Caesar reported that the Britanni used to colour their bodies blue with vitrum, a word that means primarily "glass", but also the domestic name for the "woad", besides the Gaulish loanword glastum. The connection seems to be that both glass and the woad are "water-like".
Spanish blue
Spanish blue is the color that is called Azul in the Guía de coloraciones by Rosa Gallego andJuan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm. It is a shade of azure.
Liberty
At right is displayed the color liberty.The first recorded use of liberty as a color name in English was in 1918.
Egyptian blue
Egyptian blue is a pigment that was used in Ancient Egypt.Ultramarine
Ultramarine is a blue pigment in use since medieval times. It was originally derived from lapis lazuli, a bright blue mineral.pigment
Neon blue
Displayed at right is the color neon blue.Bleu de France
The color bleu de France is displayed at right.Bleu de France is a color that has been associated in heraldry with the Kings of France since the 12th century.
Delft blue
At right is displayed the color delft blue. The name is derived from the Dutch pottery Delftware, also known simply as "Delft Blue".Duck blue
At right is displayed the color duck blue.Dark blue
Dark blue is a shade of the standard blue.Picotee blue
Picotee blue represents the color of the picotee flower. It is a deep shade of indigo, almost resembling St. Patrick's Blue.Resolution blue
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 .
Polynesian blue
Polynesian blue is a dark blue color, almost navy.Navy blue
Navy blue is a shade of the standard blue. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue worn by officers in the British Royal Navy since 1748 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.
Midnight blue
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.
Maroccan Blue
At right is displayed the color Chefchaouen or Maroccan blue.Sapphire
Displayed at right is the color sapphire.This deep shade of navy blue is based on the color of an average sapphire gemstone; however, sapphires can also be pink, yellow, or orange. Sapphire is the birthstone for those born in September.
Independence
At right is displayed the color independence.The first recorded use of independence as a color name in English was in 1927.
Space cadet
Displayed at right is the color space cadet.Space cadet is one of the colors on the , a color list widely popular in Australia and New Zealand. The color "space cadet" was formulated in 2007.
Fluorescent blue
Fluorescent blue is a shade of blue that is radiant based on fluorescence. This is the main color on the Indian 50-rupee note.Yale Blue
Yale Blue is the dark azure color used in association with Yale University. The hue of Yale Blue is one of the two official colors of Indiana State University, the University of Mississippi, and Southern Methodist University. The official color "DCU Blue" of Dublin City University is very close to Yale Blue.Yale Blue was also an official color of University of California, Berkeley and Duke University.