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Revision as of 17:27, 14 August 2007 by Alekti (talk | contribs) (Undid revision 151205607 by Alekti (talk))(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Royal blue is any number of shades of blue.
Traditionally, dictionaries define royal blue as a deep to strong blue, often with a purple or faint reddish tinge.
| Royal blue (traditional) | |
|---|---|
 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°) |
| Source | |
| B: Normalized to (byte) | |
The W3C has designated the keyword "royalblue" to be a much lighter, rather than deep, color.
| royalblue (webcolor) | |
|---|---|
| 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°) |
| Source | |
| B: Normalized to (byte) | |
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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