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Royal blue
 
About these coordinates     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 Carey, 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

Shades of blue
AeroAir Force blueAir superiority blueAlice BlueArgentinian BlueAquamarineAzureAzulBaby blueBerkeley Blue
          
Bice blueBleu de FranceBlueBlue BellBlue-grayBlue-violetBlurpleBondi blueBrandeis blueByzantine blue
          
Cambridge blueCarolina blueCelestial BlueCelestial Blue (Crayola)Celtic BlueCeruleanChefchaouen BlueChrysler blueCobalt blueColumbia blue
          
Cornflower (Crayola)CornflowerCyanBaby blueBlue (Crayola)Dark blueDeep Sky BlueDelft BlueDenimDodger blue
          
Duke blueEgyptian blueGlaucousGreen-blueElectric indigoFrench blueHonolulu blueIce blueIllini blueIndigo
          
Indigo dyeInternational Klein BlueJordy BlueLapis LazuliLavenderLavender mistLavender grayLight blueLight Sky BlueMajorelle Blue
          
Marian blueManateeMaximum Blue GreenMaximum Blue PurpleMaya blueMedium blueMedium slate blueMidnight blueBlue (Munsell)Navy blue
          
Blue (NCS)Neon blueNon-photo blueOxford BluePalatinate bluePale azurePenn BluePeriwinklePeriwinkle (Crayola)Persian blue
          
Phthalo bluePicton BluePolynesian bluePowder bluePrussian blueResolution BlueRISD BlueRoyal Blue (web color)Royal blue (traditional)Ruddy Blue
          
SapphireSavoy blueSilver Lake BlueSky blueSpace cadetSteel blueTang BlueTrue BlueTufts BlueUCLA Blue
          
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