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The term blue generally describes colours perceived by humans observing light with a dominant wavelength that’s between approximately 450 and 495 nanometres. Most blues contain a slight mixture of other colours; azure contains some green, while ultramarine contains some violet.
The web color light blue is part of the X11 color system, with a hue code of 194. This color is closer to cyan than to blue. Variations of this color are known as sky blue, baby blue, or angel blue. The first recorded use of "light blue" as a color term in English is in the year 1915.
Light blue is a color or range of colors, typically a lightened shade with a hue between cyan and blue. The first use of "light blue" as a color term in English is in the year 1915. [2]
Blue in culture. Goblet from Mesopotamia, 1500–1300 BC glazed with Egyptian blue. This was the first synthetic blue, first made in about 2500 BC. The color blue has been important in culture, politics, art and fashion since ancient times. Blue was used in ancient Egypt for jewelry and ornament. [1]
Sky blue refers to a collection of shades comparable to that of a clear daytime sky. Typically it is a shade of cyan or light teal , though some iterations are closer to light blue . The term (as "sky blew") is attested from 1681. [1]
Baby blue Color coordinates; Hex triplet #89CFF0: sRGB B (r, g, b) (137, 207, 240) HSV (h, s, v) (199°, 43%, 94%) CIELCh uv (L, C, h) (80, 48, 227°) Source: Maerz and Paul: ISCC–NBS descriptor: Very light greenish blue: B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Blue pigments are natural or synthetic materials, usually made from minerals and insoluble with water, used to make the blue colors in painting and other arts. The raw material of the earliest blue pigment was lapis lazuli from mines in Afghanistan, that was refined into the pigment ultramarine .
Cornflower is a Crayola color with hexadecimal code #93CCEA. It was originally introduced in 1958, in the box of 48 crayons. The color is also called light cornflower. RAL. Cornflower Blue RAL code is RAL 270 50 40. Microsoft XNA. Cornflower blue is the default clear color used in the XNA framework. Bavarian Infantry Uniform Color
Columbia Blue Color coordinates; Hex triplet: #B9D9EB: sRGB B (r, g, b) (185, 217, 235) HSV (h, s, v) (202°, 21%, 92%) CIELCh uv (L, C, h) (85, 25, 226°) Source: Columbia University: ISCC–NBS descriptor: Very light greenish blue: B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Cobalt blue is lighter and less intense than the (iron-cyanide based) pigment Prussian blue. It is extremely stable and historically has been used as a coloring agent in ceramics (especially Chinese porcelain ), jewelry, and paint. Transparent glasses are tinted with the silica-based cobalt pigment "smalt".
