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  2. Light blue - Wikipedia

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    In Christianity, light blue represents the sin of sloth [citation needed]. Sexuality. In Russian, pink (розовый, rozovyj) is used to refer to lesbians, and light blue (голубой, goluboy) refers to gay men. Other. Azzurro, a light blue, is the national color of Italy (from the livery color of the former reigning family, the House of ...

  3. Handkerchief code - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The handkerchief code (also known as the hanky code, the bandana code, and flagging) [1] is a system of color-coded cloth handkerchief or bandanas for non-verbally communicating one's interests in sexual activities and fetishes. The color of the handkerchief identifies a particular activity, and the pocket it is worn in (left or right ...

  4. Color symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Blue. Blue is a primary color across all models of color space. It is the color of the ocean and the sky; it often symbolizes serenity, stability, inspiration, or wisdom. It can be a calming color, and symbolize reliability.

  5. Blue in culture - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Greeks classified colours by whether they were light or dark, rather than by their hue. The Greek word for dark blue, kyaneos, could also mean dark green, violet, black or brown. The ancient Greek word for a light blue, glaukos, also could mean light green, grey, or yellow. The Greeks imported indigo dye from India, calling it indikon.

  6. Tekhelet - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Tekhelet ( Hebrew: תְּכֵלֶת‎ təḵēleṯ; alternative spellings include tekheleth, t'chelet, techelet, and techeiles) is a highly valued dye described as either "sky blue" ( Hebrew: תּכוֹל‎, Ta'ḵhol or Ta'chol, Ta'hol ), [1] [2] or "light blue" ( כחול בהיר‎, ḵa'chol bahir, ḵa'ḵhol bahir, ca'hol bahir ...

  7. Blue - Wikipedia

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    Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. [2] It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The term blue generally describes colours perceived by humans observing light with a dominant wavelength that’s between approximately ...

  8. Flag of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    White and blue are the official colours of the United Nations. The light blue background colour code is Pantone Matching System 2925. It approximates sky blue. The olive branches are a symbol for peace, and the world map represents all the people and the countries of the world. History

  9. Baby blue - Wikipedia

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    Baby blue eyes Color coordinates; Hex triplet: #A1CAF1: sRGB B (r, g, b) (161, 202, 241) HSV (h, s, v) (209°, 33%, 95%) CIELCh uv (L, C, h) (80, 43, 240°) Source: Plochere: ISCC–NBS descriptor: Very light blue: B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

  10. Liturgical colours - Wikipedia

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    Light blue: Feasts of the Theotokos; Feasts of the Holy Archangels; Churches dedicated to the Theotokos may use light blue for the default, instead of gold. In some places, blue is also used for Holy Theophany.

  11. Flag of Sweden - Wikipedia

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    The national flag of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges flagga) consists of a yellow or gold Nordic cross (i.e. a horizontal cross extending to the edges, with the crossbar closer to the hoist than the fly) on a field of light blue.