Royal blue
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"Royal Blue" redirects here. For the passenger train, see Royal Blue (train). For the tropical brushfoot butterfly, see Myselia cyaniris.
Royal blue describes both a bright shade and a dark range of blue. It is said to have been invented by millers in Rode, Somerset, a consortium of which won a competition to make a dress for Queen Charlotte.
Traditionally, dictionaries define royal blue as a deep to dark blue, often with a purple or faint reddish tinge.
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| Hex triplet | #002366 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (0, 35, 102) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (219°, 100%, 20%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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By the mid-20th century, with the availability of brighter dyes, most people began to think of royal blue as a brighter color, and it was this brighter color that was chosen as the web color. The W3C has designated the keyword "royalblue" to be this much brighter color, rather than the traditional darker variant.
| Royal blue (webcolor) | ||
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| Hex triplet | #4169E1 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (65, 105, 225) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (225°, 71%, 88%) |
| Source | X11 | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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[edit] Royal blue in culture
- In the film Liar, Liar, Jim Carrey, playing the main protagonist, unsuccessfully attempts to lie that a Royal Blue pen is in fact red.[1]
- Royal blue is one of the colors of three NPHC organizations: Phi Beta Sigma,[2] its sister sorority Zeta Phi Beta[3] and Sigma Gamma Rho;[4] the Asian American interest fraternity, Lambda Phi Epsilon;[5] the Latin sorority Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha; and the multicultural sorority Lambda Tau Omega.[6]
- Doormen and bellhops at hotels often wear trousers that are colored either the bright modern color royal blue or traditional royal blue, in order to imply that the guests at the hotel will be treated like royalty.
- Royal Blue is the name of a bomb in the novel Snakehead, which is part of the Alex Rider series.[7]
- Royal Blue is the name of an album by blues artist Koko Taylor.[8]
- The Royal Blues are the official marching band of Rocky Hill High School in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.[9]
- 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 Three Wise Men to announce the birth of Jesus.
- Royal blue is the traditional school color of Yonsei University.[10]
- Royal blue is the traditional school color of Indiana State University, however at ISU it more commonly referred to as "Sycamore Blue".
- Royal blue and white are the team colors of the Toronto Maple Leafs.[11]
- Royal blue and white are the listed colors of the Indianapolis Colts.[12]
- Royal blue is the traditional shirt color of Birmingham City F.C.. Since 1913, the team's home strip has been royal blue, usually with white trim.[13]
- Royal blue is the traditional shirt color of Everton F.C. The Everton strip been predominantly royal blue since 1901, with white trim and white shorts.[14]
- Royal blue is the traditional shirt color of Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth's home strip has for the majority of their history been royal blue, normally worn with white shorts and red socks, though occasionally an all blue kit is used.[15]
- Royal blue is the main club color of Rangers F.C. The team's home strip invariably features a royal blue shirt (often with white and/or red trim).[16]
- Royal blue is the main club color of Chelsea F.C.. The teams home strip has traditionally been all blue, often with white or gold trim
- Royal Blue is the main color of Dulwich College in London, UK.
- Royal blue and white are the traditional colors of the North Melbourne AFL team.[17]
- It is the University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team's main color. [18]
- It is the dominant color for the Kansas City Royals baseball team's strip.[19]
- "Die Königsblauen" ("The Royal Blues") is the nickname of German football team Schalke 04.[20]
- The Royal Blue was the name of a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train.[21]
- Royal Blue was the name of a major operator of coach services in the south and west of England from 1880 to 1986.[22]
- Royal blue is the official color used in the flags of the U.S.A, American Samoa, Australia, Cayman Islands, Confederate, Georgia, Hawaii, Israel, New Zealand,[23] Norway, Philippines, Texas, Tuvalu and the United Kingdom.
- The background of the flag of the European Union is a medium shade of royal blue. Flag of the European Union:
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ [1] Liar, Liar Script
- ^ [2] Phi Bet Sigma Fraternity
- ^ [3] Zeta Phi Beta Fraternity
- ^ [4] Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
- ^ [5] Lambda Phi Epsilon Fraternity
- ^ [6] Hermandad De Sigma Iota Alpha Sorority
- ^ [7] SNAKEHEAD: An Alex Rider Adventure by Anthony Horowitz
- ^ [8] Royal Blue by Koko Taylor
- ^ [9] The Rocky Hill Royal Blues
- ^ [10] Yonsei University
- ^ [11] Wikipedia Page For Toronto Maple Leafs
- ^ [12] The Indianapolis Colts
- ^ [13] Birmingham City F.C. Home
- ^ [14] Everton F.C. News Story Stating "Royal Blue"
- ^ [15] Portsmouth F.C.
- ^ [16] Rangers Kit Through The Years
- ^ [17] North Melbourne FC Information
- ^ [18] Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Information
- ^ [19] Kansas City Royals Kit
- ^ [20] FC Schalke Shirt Information
- ^ [21] The Royal Blue Express
- ^ [22] Royal Blue Gallery
- ^ Description of the New Zealand Flag - Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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| Cornflower blue | Dark blue | Denim | Dodger blue | Duke blue | Egyptian blue | Electric blue | Han blue | Indigo | Intl. Klein blue |
| Light blue | Majorelle blue | Maya blue | Midnight blue | Navy blue | Periwinkle | Persian blue | Powder blue | Prussian blue | Royal blue |
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