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| Hex triplet | #007FFF | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (0, 127, 255) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (210°, 100%, 100[1]%) |
| Source | [Unsourced] | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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Azure is a blue-cyan color on the HSV color wheel (Hue, Saturation, Value), also known as the RGB color wheel, at 210 degrees. Azure is the hue that is halfway between blue and cyan. Azure is one of the tertiary colors on the HSV color wheel. Its complementary color is orange.[2]
The word Azure is a near synonym for the color blue. Commonly it refers to a bright blue, resembling the sky on a bright, clear day.
The term azure derives from the Persian لاژورد (lazhward), which was the name of a place in modern Turkestan known for its deposits of lapis lazuli (“stone of lazhward”). The word was adopted into Old French by the twelfth century.
From the French it was adopted into English as a near synonym for "blue". The first recorded use of azure as a color name in English was in 1374.[3]
The use of the term spread through the practice of heraldry, where “azure” represents a blue color in the system of tinctures. In engravings, it is represented as a region of parallel horizontal lines, or by the abbreviation az. or b. In practice, azure has been represented by any number of shades of blue. In later heraldic practice a lighter blue, called bleu celeste (“sky blue”), is sometimes specified.
Azure also describes the color of the mineral azurite, both in its natural form and as a pigment in various paint formulations. In order to preserve its deep color, azurite was ground coarsely. Fine-ground azurite produces a lighter, washed-out color. Traditionally, the pigment was considered unstable in oil paints, and was sometimes isolated from other colors and not mixed. Modern investigation of old paintings, however, shows that the pigment is very stable unless exposed to sulfur fumes.[4]
In some color systems, azure is defined more specifically. In the X11 color system which became a standard for early Web colors, azure is a pale blue color.
"United Nations blue", as it's called by the United Nations,[5] is the light blue color of the Flag of the United Nations and of the helmets worn by the United Nations peacekeeping forces.
In Russian, "голубой" (goluboj, azure or cyan) and "синий" (sinij, blue or navy blue) are not two shades of the same color, but distinguished in the way red and pink are distinct colors in English. A similar distinction exists between "azzurro" (azure, but used to indicate various shades of light blue) and "blu" (blue) in Italian and "ฟ้า (fah, sky blue) and น้ำเงิน (nam ngoen, blue) in Thai.[citation needed]
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| Hex triplet | #F0FFFF | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (240, 255, 255) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (180°, 6%, 100[6]%) |
| Source | X11 | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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Displayed at right is the web color called azure; in actuality it is a pale pastel tint of cyan, as can be ascertained by noting its hue angle of 180 degrees (cyan).
In an artistic context, this color would be called azure mist.
| Columbia blue | ||
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| Hex triplet | #9BDDFF | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (155, 221, 255) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (200°, 39%, 100%) |
| Source | Internet | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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Displayed at right is the color Columbia blue.
| Light Sky Blue | ||
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| Hex triplet | #87CEFA | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (135, 206, 250) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (203°, 46%, 98%) |
| Source | X11 color names | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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Displayed at right is the web color light sky blue.
| Sky Blue | ||
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| — Common connotations — | ||
| boys, daylight, water, air, paleness | ||
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| Hex triplet | #87CEEB | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (135, 206, 235) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (197°, 43%, 92%) |
| Source | X11 color names | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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Displayed at right is the web color sky blue.
The first recorded use of sky blue as a colour name in English was in 1728; before that, since 1586, the color had been called simply sky. [7]
| French Blue | ||
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| Hex triplet | #0072BB | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (0, 114, 187) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (143°, 255%, 88%) |
| Source | [Unsourced] | |
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Displayed at right is the color french blue
French blue is a medium blue color commonly used in men's dress shirts
| Maya Blue | ||
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| Hex triplet | #73C2FB | |
| sRGBB | (r, g, b) | (115, 194, 251) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (205°, 54%, 98%) |
| Source | Internet | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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Displayed at right is the color Maya blue.
| United Nations Blue | ||
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| Hex triplet | #5B92E5 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (91, 146, 229) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (210°, 60%, 90%) |
| Source | Vexillological | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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Displayed at right is the color United Nations blue.
| Cornflower Blue | ||
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| Hex triplet | #6495ED | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (100, 149, 237) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (219°, 58%, 93%) |
| Source | X11 | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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At right is displayed the web color cornflower blue.
| Dodger Blue | ||
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| Hex triplet | #1E90FF | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (30, 144, 255) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (210°, 88%, 100%) |
| Source | X11 | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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At right is displayed the color dodger blue.
| Celestial Blue | ||
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| Hex triplet | #4997D0 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (73, 151, 208) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (205°, 65%, 81[8]%) |
| Source | Plochere | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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Displayed at right is the color celestial blue.
The first recorded use of celestial blue as a color name in English was in 1535. [9]
The source of this color is the Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers. [10]
| Wild Blue Yonder | ||
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| Hex triplet | #A2ADD0 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (162, 173, 208) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (226°, 22%, 81[11]%) |
| Source | Crayola | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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Displayed at right is the color wild blue yonder.
This Crayola color was formulated in 2003. Apparently, it represents the color of the sky on a cloudy, stormy day.
| Air Force blue | ||
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| Hex triplet | #5D8AA8 | |
| sRGBB | (r, g, b) | (93, 138, 168) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (204°, 45%, 66%) |
| Source | Internet | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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At right is displayed the color Air Force blue.
| Royal Azure | ||
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| Hex triplet | #0038A8 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (0, 56, 168) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (220°, 100%, 66[12]%) |
| Source | Vexillological | |
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Displayed at right is the color royal azure.
This is the shade of azure used in the bisexual pride flag. This color is specified as Pantone color #286—Royal.
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