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| ⚫ | '''Royal blue''' is |
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| Traditionally, dictionaries define royal blue as a deep to strong blue, often with a purple or faint reddish tinge. | |||
| {{infobox color| | {{infobox color| | ||
| title=Royal blue |
title=Royal blue|textcolor=white| | ||
| hex= |
hex=084C9E| | ||
| r= |
r= 8|g=76|b=158| | ||
| c=100|m= |
c= 100|m= 80|y= 4|k= 0| | ||
| h= |
h=213|s= 95|v= 62 | ||
| }} | |||
| The ] has designated the keyword "royalblue" to be a much lighter, rather than deep, color. | |||
| {{infobox color| | |||
| title=royalblue (webcolor)|textcolor=white| | |||
| hex=4169E1| | |||
| r= 65|g=105|b=225| | |||
| c= 71|m= 53|y= 0|k= 12| | |||
| h=225|s= 71|v= 88 | |||
| }} | }} | ||
| ⚫ | '''Royal blue''' is a darker shade of ]. | ||
| ==Usage, symbolism, colloquial expressions== | ==Usage, symbolism, colloquial expressions== | ||
| In ], royal blue is the color of royalty to welcome the coming of a king. In Christian art, royal blue can also symbolize the night sky in which the star appeared to the wise men to announce the birth of ]. | In ], royal blue is the color of royalty to welcome the coming of a king. In Christian art, royal blue can also symbolize the night sky in which the star appeared to the wise men to announce the birth of ]. | ||
Revision as of 21:52, 9 August 2007
| Royal blue | |
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 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #084C9E |
| sRGB (r, g, b) | (8, 76, 158) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (213°, 95%, 62%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (33, 71, 256°) |
| Source | |
| B: Normalized to (byte) | |
Royal blue is a darker shade of blue.
Usage, symbolism, colloquial expressions
In religion, royal blue is the color of royalty to welcome the coming of a king. In Christian art, royal blue can also symbolize the night sky in which the star appeared to the wise men to announce the birth of Jesus.
In the film Liar, Liar, Jim Carrey, playing the main protagonist, unsuccessfully attempts to lie that a Royal Blue pen is in fact red.
Royal blue is one of the national colors of the Asian American Interest fraternity, Lambda Phi Epsilon.
See also
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