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{{short description|Color, deep and vivid shade of blue}}
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'''Royal blue''' is both a bright shade and a dark shade of ] ]. It is said to have been created by millers in ], a consortium of which won a competition to make a dress for ], consort of ].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.internet-ink.com/blog/Pens/2011/08/18-The-Origin-Of-Royal-Blue|title = The Origin of Royal Blue|date=18 August 2011|publisher = Rode History Internet-ink|access-date = 12 February 2011}}</ref>
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'''Royal blue''' is a deep and vivid shade of ]. It is said to have been created by a consortium of mills in ], which won a competition to make a robe for ], consort of ]. In winning the prize, a business in the village invented the dye and received a certificate to sell it under that name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avpu52.dsl.pipex.com/Royal%20Blue.html |title=The Origin of Royal Blue |publisher=Rode History |access-date=12 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524054849/http://www.avpu52.dsl.pipex.com/Royal%20Blue.html |archive-date=24 May 2011 }}</ref>
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==Brightness== ==Brightness==
The '']'' defines "royal blue" as "a deep vivid blue",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/royal_blue|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122144937/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/royal_blue|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 22, 2019|title=royal blue|work=Oxford Living Dictionary|publisher= Oxford University Press|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref> while the '']'' defined it as "a strong, bright blue colour",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/royal-blue|title=royal blue|work=Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus |publisher= Cambridge University Press|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref> and the '']'' defines it as "a deep blue colour".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/royal-blue|title=royal blue|work=Collins English Dictionary|publisher=]|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref> US dictionaries give it as further towards purple, e.g. "a deep, vivid reddish or purplish blue" (''Webster's New World College Dictionary'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/royal-blue|title=royal blue|work=Webster's New World College Dictionary|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref> or "a vivid purplish blue" (''Merriam-Webster'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/royal%20blue|title=royal blue|publisher=Merriam-Webster|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref>

Traditionally, dictionaries define ''royal blue'' as a deep to dark blue, often with a purple or faint reddish tinge.{{Citation needed|date=October 2016}} Oxford English Dictionary defines it as "deep vivid blue".<ref>"royal, adj. and n." OED Online. Oxford University Press, December 2016. Web. 3 March 2017.</ref>


By the 1950s, many people{{Who|date=October 2016}} began to think of royal blue as a brighter color, and it is this brighter color that was chosen as the ] "royal blue" (the web colors when they were formulated in 1987 were originally known as the ]). The ] designated the keyword "royalblue" to be this much brighter color, rather than the traditional darker version of royal blue. By the 1950s, many people{{Who|date=October 2016}} began to think of royal blue as a brighter color, and it is this brighter color that was chosen as the ] "royal blue" (the web colors when they were formulated in 1987 were originally known as the ]). The ] designated the keyword "royalblue" to be this much brighter color, rather than the traditional darker version of royal blue.

] uses the term Royal Blue to describe ]s in the wavelength range 450–465 ], slightly shorter than the regular blue range of 465–485 nanometers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cree-led.com/products/xlamp-leds-discrete/xlamp-xp-e2|title=XLamp XP-E2 LEDs &#124; Cree LEDs}}</ref>
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==Variations== ==Variations==
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===Queen blue=== ===Queen blue===
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'''Queen blue''' is a medium tone of royal blue. '''Queen blue''' is a medium tone of royal blue.


The first recorded use of ''queen blue'' as a color name in ] was in 1926. Before that, since 1661, this color had been called ''queen’s blue''.<ref>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</ref> The first recorded use of ''queen blue'' as a color name in ] was in 1926. Before that, since 1661, this color had been called ''queen's blue''.<ref>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</ref>
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===Imperial blue===
==In human culture==
{{Redirect-distinguish|Imperial blue|Imperial blue (disambiguation)}}
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|title=Imperial blue
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|isccname=Moderate blue}}Imperial blue is recorded as an alternative name for the traditional royal blue color above.<ref name=MOAHCC/> The name is also used for a distinct, medium blue color by Pantone.{{-}}

==In culture==
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* The color appears as the title of the book ] by ] in reference to the prince of England.

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* In auto racing, royal blue (called "imperial blue") is the ] of ] and ], and for 2012, the primary livery for ]' #48 sponsored by ]. * In auto racing, royal blue (called 'imperial blue') is the ] of ] and ], and for 2012, the primary livery for ]' #48 sponsored by ].


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* Royal blue is an official color used in the ]s of ], ], the ], ], ], ], ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mch.govt.nz/nzflag/description.html|title=Flags - Ministry for Culture and Heritage|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref> ], ], ], and the ]. * Royal blue is an official color used in the ]s of ], ], the ], ], ], ], ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mch.govt.nz/nzflag/description.html|title=Flags – Ministry for Culture and Heritage|access-date=22 October 2016}}</ref> ], ], Scotland and the ].
* The ] use royal blue on the top of the ] and ] part. * The ] uses a royal blue field, which is normally displayed over the ] field, to signify a state of peace. Reversing this arrangement (i.e. red above blue) transforms the flag into the nation's ].


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* Royal blue is a traditional color of writing ], employed by many ], ] and ]. * Royal blue is the primary colour of the guernseys for the ]


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* "Royal Blue" is the title of a song by the ]. * Royal blue is the official colour of the shirts of ], whose nickname in consequence is Blues.
* "Royal Blue" is the title of a song by ].


* Royal blue is the colour of the shirts of ] and also one of their nicknames.
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* Traditional royal blue was the color of the federal Canadian ] (no longer in existence).


* Royal blue is the colour of the shirts of ] and The Blues is one of their nicknames.
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* Royal blue is one of two school colors (the other being white) of the ]. * Royal blue is the traditional colour of ] and is also one of their nicknames (Modri, Plavi in the ]).
* Royal blue is one of two school colors (the other being white) of ].
* Royal blue is one of three colors used by Santugon sa Tawag ng Panahon,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santugon.tk|title=Tarascon Adult Psychiatrica - Online Library eBooks Read|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref> in ], which represents Marian devotion.
* Royal blue is one of two colors used by ].
* Royal blue is one of two colors used in the logo of ].
* Royal blue is one of two colors (the other being gold) of ], Scotland, UK.
* Royal blue is the main color of ] in London, UK.
* Royal blue is the traditional school color of ], Seoul, South Korea.<ref></ref>
* Royal blue is the main color of the ] ] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/DE|title=Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref>
* Royal blue is one of the colors of three ] organizations: ],<ref></ref> its sister sorority ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://csugreeks.colostate.edu/zetaphibetasororityinc.aspx|title=Zeta Phi Beta Fraternity|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref> and ];<ref></ref> the Asian American interest fraternity, ];<ref></ref> the Latin sorority Hermandad de ]; the multicultural sorority ];<ref></ref> and the national service fraternity, ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apo.org/show/About/History/Our_Traditions/Symbols |title= Symbols of Alpha Phi Omega |website=Alpha Phi Omega |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323222650/http://www.apo.org/show/About/History/Our_Traditions/Symbols |archivedate=2010-03-23}}</ref>
* The Royal Blues are the ] of ] in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rhhsroyalblues.org/|title=The Rocky Hill Royal Blues|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref>
* Royal blue is one of two colors used by ] with fiery red.
* Royal blue is one of the two colors of ].
* Royal blue is one of the three colors of ] in ].
* Royal blue is the color of the Science Agriculture and Engineering faculty of the ].
* Royal blue is the main color of Oyster River High School, New Hampshire, USA.
* Royal blue is one of three school colors for ] in Bangkok, Thailand.
* Royal blue is one of two school colors for ] in ].
* Royal blue is one of two school colors for ] in ].
* Royal blue is one of three school colors for ] in ].
* Royal blue is the main school color of Hatton High School, ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hattonhigh.org/|title=Hatton High -|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref>
* Royal blue is one of two school colors for ] in ].
* Royal blue and silver are the colors of ] in ].
* Royal blue and white are the colors of ] in ].
* Royal blue and white are the colors of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the oldest historically black institution of higher education in America.


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* Royal blue is the primary color of the uniforms for the ] and ] of the ].
* In baseball, royal blue is the dominant color for the ], ], ], and the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nbcsports.seenon.com/detail.php?p=53889|title=NBC Store - NBC TV Series Merchandise & Fan Gear|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref>
* In association football, royal blue is the traditional shirt color or main club color of the ], ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Welcome|title=Official Website of the Blues - Birmingham City FC latest news, photos and videos|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref> ], ], ], ], ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/beagrie-a-blue.html|title=Everton FC - Undergoing Maintenance|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref> ],<ref></ref> ] (Nicknamed "The Royals"),<ref></ref> ] (also nicknamed "The Royals") and ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/TheShirt/0,,5,00.html|title=Rangers Kit Through The Years|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref> ''Die Königsblauen'' ("The Royal Blues") is the nickname of ] football team ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-shirts.co.uk/schalke-shirt.html|title=Schalke Official Football Shirts & New Kit Releases|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref> It is also the traditional color kit of ].
* Royal blue and white are the colors of the ] ] team, and have been used by the club since their inception in 1869.<ref>
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* In American football, The ]'s ] and ] have royal blue and red as their colors, while royal blue and white are the listed colors of the ]. The ] use royal blue for numbers on white jerseys, socks, and various merchandise as a complimentary color.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colts.com/|title=The Official Website of the Indianapolis Colts - Homepage|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref>
* In hockey, royal blue is the main color of the ]'s ], ] and ]; royal blue, orange and white are the team colors of the ].
* In basketball, The ]'s ], ], ], ], and ] all use a similar shade of royal blue as the main color for their road jerseys.


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* Royal blue is the primary color of the uniforms for many ] teams, including the ], ], ], ], ], and ].
* All versions of ] from ] through ] featured royal blue as the background color for the ].

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* The '']'' was the name of a ] train.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/rbxprs.Html|title=Royal Blue Express - FROM NEW YORK TO BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON BY RAIL|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eliwhitney.org/new/museum/-gilbert-project/-collections/american-flyer-trains|title=American Flyer Trains - The Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref>
* ] was the name of a major operator of coach services in the south and west of England from 1880 to 1986.<ref></ref>


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* When, in 2008, the ] ] changed the color of ] ]s from ] 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 ]s.<ref></ref> * When, in 2008, the ] ] changed the color of ] ]s from ] 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 ]s.<ref></ref>

* Royal blue is the facing color of the mess dress for ]. It also appears as one of the three regimental colors, along with argent and or.
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* Imperial blue is the brand colour of the Imperial College London, which is used through all College communications.
* Royal blue is the brand colour of ], used in its emblem, flag, and various university designs.


== See also == == See also ==
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
* ]
* ] * ]


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Color, deep and vivid shade of blue "Royal Blue" redirects here. For other uses, see Royal Blue (disambiguation).
Royal blue (traditional)
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#002366
sRGB (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
ISCC–NBS descriptorDeep blue
B: Normalized to (byte)
Royal blue (web color)
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#4169E1
sRGB (r, g, b)(65, 105, 225)
HSV (h, s, v)(225°, 71%, 88%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(48, 103, 260°)
SourceX11
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid blue
B: Normalized to (byte)
Royal blue (Pantone)
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#3D428B
sRGB (r, g, b)(61, 66, 139)
HSV (h, s, v)(236°, 56%, 55%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(31, 58, 264°)
SourcePantone
ISCC–NBS descriptorDeep purplish blue
B: Normalized to (byte)

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 and received a certificate to sell it under that name.

Brightness

The Oxford English Dictionary defines "royal blue" as "a deep vivid blue", while the Cambridge English Dictionary defined it as "a strong, bright blue colour", and the Collins English Dictionary defines it as "a deep blue colour". US dictionaries give it as further towards purple, e.g. "a deep, vivid reddish or purplish blue" (Webster's New World College Dictionary) or "a vivid purplish blue" (Merriam-Webster).

By the 1950s, many people 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.

Variations

Queen blue

Queen blue
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#436B95
sRGB (r, g, b)(67, 107, 149)
HSV (h, s, v)(211°, 55%, 58%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(44, 43, 245°)
SourceISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptorModerate blue
B: Normalized to (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.

Imperial blue

"Imperial blue" redirects here. Not to be confused with Imperial blue (disambiguation).
Imperial blue
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#005A92
sRGB (r, g, b)(0, 90, 146)
HSV (h, s, v)(203°, 100%, 57%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(37, 57, 247°)
SourcePantone
ISCC–NBS descriptorModerate blue
B: Normalized to (byte)

Imperial blue is recorded as an alternative name for the traditional royal blue color above. The name is also used for a distinct, medium blue color by Pantone.

In culture

Literature
Auto racing
Flags
Australian rules football
Football
  • Royal blue is the official colour of the shirts of Birmingham City F.C., whose nickname in consequence is Blues.
  • Royal blue is the colour of the shirts of FC Schalke 04 and also one of their nicknames.
American football
Ice hockey
Uniforms
University
  • Imperial 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

References

  1. ^ "The Mother of All HTML Colo(u)r Charts". Archived from the original on 30 March 2004.
  2. "PANTONE 19-3955 TCX Royal Blue". Pantone. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. "The Origin of Royal Blue". Rode History. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  4. "royal blue". Oxford Living Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. "royal blue". Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. "royal blue". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  7. "royal blue". Webster's New World College Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  8. "royal blue". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  9. "XLamp XP-E2 LEDs | Cree LEDs".
  10. 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
  11. "PANTONE 19-4245 TCX Imperial Blue". Pantone. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  12. "Flags – Ministry for Culture and Heritage". Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  13. Uniform Market News July 2008:
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