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| '''Royal blue''' is a lighter shade of ]. | '''Royal blue''' is a lighter shade of ]. | ||
| ==Usage, symbolism, colloquial expressions== | |||
| ==Symbolism== | |||
| As a Church color, Royal Blue is the color of royalty to welcome the coming of a King. It can also symbolize the night sky in which the star appeared to announce the birth of ]. While ] has traditionally been the ] color for ], Royal Blue is increasingly used for Advent to distinguish it from ]. | As a Church color, Royal Blue is the color of royalty to welcome the coming of a King. It can also symbolize the night sky in which the star appeared to announce the birth of ]. While ] has traditionally been the ] color for ], Royal Blue is increasingly used for Advent to distinguish it from ]. | ||
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 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°) |
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| B: Normalized to (byte) | |
Royal blue is a lighter shade of blue.
Usage, symbolism, colloquial expressions
As a Church color, Royal Blue is the color of royalty to welcome the coming of a King. It can also symbolize the night sky in which the star appeared to announce the birth of Jesus. While purple has traditionally been the liturgical color for Advent, Royal Blue is increasingly used for Advent to distinguish it from Lent.
See also
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White Gray/Grey Red Yellow Lime Aqua/Cyan Blue Fuchsia/Magenta Silver Black Maroon Olive Green Teal Navy blue Purple | |
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