Royal blue is a deep and vivid shade of blue. It is said to have been created by a consortium of mills in Rode, Somerset, which won a competition to make a robe for Queen Charlotte, consort of King George III. In winning the prize, a business in the village invented the dye Royal Blue and received a certificate to sell it under that name.[3]
The Oxford English Dictionary defines "royal blue" as "a deep vivid blue",[4] while the Cambridge English Dictionary defined it as "a strong, bright blue colour",[5] and the Collins English Dictionary defines it as "a deep blue colour".[6] US dictionaries give it as further towards purple, e.g. "a deep, vivid reddish or purplish blue" (Webster's New World College Dictionary)[7] or "a vivid purplish blue" (Merriam-Webster).[8]
By the 1950s, many people[who?] began to think of royal blue as a brighter color, and it is this brighter color that was chosen as the web color "royal blue" (the web colors when they were formulated in 1987 were originally known as the X11 colors). The World Wide Web Consortium designated the keyword "royalblue" to be this much brighter color, rather than the traditional darker version of royal blue.
Cree Inc. uses the term Royal Blue to describe light emitting diodes in the wavelength range 450–465 nanometers, slightly shorter than the regular blue range of 465–485 nanometers.[9]
Imperial blue is recorded as an alternative name for the traditional royal blue color above.[1] The name is also used for a distinct, medium blue color by Pantone.
The Flag of the Philippines uses a royal blue field, which is normally displayed over the red field, to signify a state of peace. Reversing this arrangement (i.e. red above blue) transforms the flag into the nation's war ensign.
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Royal Blue redirects here For other uses see Royal Blue disambiguation Royal blue is a deep and vivid shade of blue It is said to have been created by a consortium of mills in Rode Somerset which won a competition to make a robe for Queen Charlotte consort of King George III In winning the prize a business in the village invented the dye Royal Blue and received a certificate to sell it under that name 3 Royal blue traditional Color coordinatesHex triplet 002366sRGBB r g b 0 35 102 HSV h s v 219 100 40 CIELChuv L C h 16 44 260 SourceThe Mother of All HTML Colo u r Charts 1 ISCC NBS descriptorDeep blueB Normalized to 0 255 byte Royal blue web color Color coordinatesHex triplet 4169E1sRGBB r g b 65 105 225 HSV h s v 225 71 88 CIELChuv L C h 48 103 260 SourceX11ISCC NBS descriptorVivid blueB Normalized to 0 255 byte Royal blue Pantone Color coordinatesHex triplet 3D428BsRGBB r g b 61 66 139 HSV h s v 236 56 55 CIELChuv L C h 31 58 264 SourcePantone 2 ISCC NBS descriptorDeep purplish blueB Normalized to 0 255 byte Contents 1 Brightness 2 Variations 2 1 Queen blue 2 2 Imperial blue 3 In culture 4 See also 5 ReferencesBrightness EditThe Oxford English Dictionary defines royal blue as a deep vivid blue 4 while the Cambridge English Dictionary defined it as a strong bright blue colour 5 and the Collins English Dictionary defines it as a deep blue colour 6 US dictionaries give it as further towards purple e g a deep vivid reddish or purplish blue Webster s New World College Dictionary 7 or a vivid purplish blue Merriam Webster 8 By the 1950s many people who began to think of royal blue as a brighter color and it is this brighter color that was chosen as the web color royal blue the web colors when they were formulated in 1987 were originally known as the X11 colors The World Wide Web Consortium designated the keyword royalblue to be this much brighter color rather than the traditional darker version of royal blue Cree Inc uses the term Royal Blue to describe light emitting diodes in the wavelength range 450 465 nanometers slightly shorter than the regular blue range of 465 485 nanometers 9 Variations EditQueen blue Edit Queen blue Color coordinatesHex triplet 436B95sRGBB r g b 67 107 149 HSV h s v 211 55 58 CIELChuv L C h 44 43 245 SourceISCC NBSISCC NBS descriptorModerate blueB Normalized to 0 255 byte Queen blue is a medium tone of royal blue The first recorded use of queen blue as a color name in English was in 1926 Before that since 1661 this color had been called queen s blue 10 Imperial blue Edit Imperial blue redirects here Not to be confused with Imperial blue disambiguation Imperial blue Color coordinatesHex triplet 005A92sRGBB r g b 0 90 146 HSV h s v 203 100 57 CIELChuv L C h 37 57 247 SourcePantone 11 ISCC NBS descriptorModerate blueB Normalized to 0 255 byte Imperial blue is recorded as an alternative name for the traditional royal blue color above 1 The name is also used for a distinct medium blue color by Pantone In culture EditLiteratureThe color appears as the title of the book Red White amp Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston in reference to the prince of England Auto racingIn auto racing royal blue called imperial blue is the traditional color of Ford and Carroll Shelby and for 2012 the primary livery for Hendrick Motorsports 48 sponsored by Lowe s FlagsRoyal blue is an official color used in the flags of American Samoa Cayman Islands the European Union Galicia Georgia Israel New Zealand 12 Texas Tuvalu Scotland and the United Kingdom The Flag of the Philippines uses a royal blue field which is normally displayed over the red field to signify a state of peace Reversing this arrangement i e red above blue transforms the flag into the nation s war ensign Australian rules footballRoyal blue is the primary colour of the guernseys for the North Melbourne Football ClubFootballRoyal blue is the official colour of the shirts of Birmingham City F C whose nickname in consequence is Blues American footballRoyal blue is the primary color of the uniforms for the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams of the NFL Ice hockeyRoyal blue is the primary color of the uniforms for the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL UniformsWhen in 2008 the United States Transportation Security Administration changed the color of airport screener uniforms from white to royal blue they found that it made the work of the airport screeners easier because airline passengers became more compliant apparently because by wearing blue the airport screeners came to be perceived more as authority figures 13 UniversityImperial blue is the brand colour of the Imperial College London which is used through all College communications Royal blue is the brand colour of Yonsei University used in its emblem flag and various university designs See also EditCobalt blue Navy blue Shades of blueReferences Edit a b The Mother of All HTML Colo u r Charts Archived from the original on 30 March 2004 PANTONE 19 3955 TCX Royal Blue Pantone Retrieved 21 January 2019 The Origin of Royal Blue Rode History Archived from the original on 24 May 2011 Retrieved 12 February 2011 royal blue Oxford Living Dictionary Oxford University Press Archived from the original on January 22 2019 Retrieved 21 January 2019 royal blue Cambridge Advanced Learner s Dictionary amp Thesaurus Cambridge University Press Retrieved 21 January 2019 royal blue Collins English Dictionary HarperCollins Retrieved 21 January 2019 royal blue Webster s New World College Dictionary Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Retrieved 21 January 2019 royal blue Merriam Webster Retrieved 21 January 2019 XLamp XP E2 LEDs Cree LEDs Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York 1930 McGraw Hill Page 201 Color Sample of Queen Blue Page 95 Plate 36 Color Sample B8 PANTONE 19 4245 TCX Imperial Blue Pantone Retrieved 21 January 2019 Flags Ministry for Culture and Heritage Retrieved 22 October 2016 Uniform Market News July 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal blue amp oldid 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