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Dark Blue Color coordinates; Hex triplet #00008B: sRGB B (r, g, b) (0, 0, 139) HSV (h, s, v) (240°, 100%, 55%) CIELCh uv (L, C, h) (15, 60, 266°) Source: X11: ISCC–NBS descriptor: Vivid blue: B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Navy blue is a dark shade of the color blue. French sailor in dark blue uniform. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue (contrasted with naval white) worn by officers in the Royal Navy since 1748 and subsequently adopted by other navies around the world.
Darker shades of blue include ultramarine, cobalt blue, navy blue, and Prussian blue; while lighter tints include sky blue, azure, and Egyptian blue (for a more complete list see the List of colours).
Blue is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colors .
Blue Sapphire Color coordinates; Hex triplet #126180: sRGB B (r, g, b) (18, 97, 128) HSV (h, s, v) (197°, 86%, 50%) CIELCh uv (L, C, h) (38, 40, 232°) Source: Pantone TPX: ISCC–NBS descriptor: Dark greenish blue: B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Category:Shades of blue. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Types of blue. This category is for all varieties, not only shades in the technical sense. See also the categories Shades of azure and Shades of cyan.
List of colors (alphabetical) Colors are an important part of the visual arts, fashion, interior design, and many other fields and disciplines. The following list shows a compact version of the colors in the list of colors A–F, G–M, and N–Z articles. The list shows the color swatch and its name.
Midnight blue is a dark shade of blue named for its resemblance to the apparently blue color of a moonlit night sky around a full moon. Midnight blue is identifiably blue to the eye in sunlight or full-spectrum light , but can appear black under certain more limited spectra sometimes found in artificial lighting (especially early 20th-century ...
Yale Blue is the dark blue color used in association with Yale University. History [ edit ] The flag in this painting of the Yale 1859 crew team is believed to be the first documented Yale Blue, though the photograph is in black and white.
Prussian Blue. Prussian blue is a dark blue pigment containing iron and cyanide produced by the oxidation of ferrous ferrocyanide salts. It was invented in Berlin between 1704 and 1710. It had an immediate impact on the pigment market, because its intense deep blue color approached the quality of ultramarine at a much lower price.