Azure (color)

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Azure
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#007FFF
RGBa	(r, g, b)	(0, 127, 255)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(210°, 100%, 100%)
a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Azure is a color, about halfway between blue and cyan, which resembles the sky on a bright, clear day. It is a pure chroma on the color wheel between blue and cyan, with a hue of 210° in HSV color space. The complementary color of azure is orange.

Contents 1 Etymology of Azure 2 United Nations Azure 3 Shades of Azure Color Comparison Chart 4 Azure in human culture 5 References 6 See also

[edit] Etymology of Azure

The term azure derives from the Persian لاژورد lazhward, which was the name of a place known for its deposits of the deep blue stone now called lapis lazuli (stone of lazhward). The word was adopted into Old French by the twelfth century. From the French it was adopted into the English. The first recorded use of azure as a color name in English was in 1374. ^[1]

In Russian, goluboj (azure or cyan) and sinij (blue or navy blue) are distinct colors the way red and pink are distinct colors in English. The same distinction exists between "azzurro" (azure, but used to indicate various shades of light blue) and "blu" (blue) in Italian.

[edit] United Nations Azure

United Nations Azure
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#5B92E5
RGBa	(r, g, b)	(91, 146, 229)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(210°, 87%, 87%)
a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color United Nations azure. It is also called United Nations blue. This is the color of the flag of the United Nations and of the helmets worn by the United Nations peacekeeping forces.

[edit] Shades of Azure Color Comparison Chart

• Azure Mist (web color "Azure") (Hex: #F0FFFF) (RGB: 240, 255, 255)
• Baby Blue (Hex: #E0FFFF) (RGB: 111, 255, 255)
• Light Cornflower Blue (Crayola Cornflower) (Hex: #93CCEA) (RGB: 147, 204, 234)
• Light Sky Blue (web color) (Hex: #87CEFA) (RGB: 135, 296, 250)
• Sky Blue (web color) (Hex: #87CEEB) (RGB: 135, 206, 235)
• Medium Sky Blue (Crayola Sky Blue) (Hex: #76D7EA) (RGB: 118, 215, 234)
• Deep Sky Blue (web color) (Turquoise Blue) (Hex: #00BFFF) (RGB: 0, 191, 255)
• Ukrainian Azure (Color of Ukrainian Flag) (Hex: #42ADDE) (RGB: 66, 173, 222)
• United Nations Azure (Hex: #5B92E5) (RGB: 91, 146, 229)
• Cornflower Blue (web color) (Hex: #6495ED) (RGB: 100, 149, 237)
• Dodger Blue (web color) (Hex: #1E90FF) (RGB: 30, 144, 255)
• AZURE (Hex: #007FFF) (RGB: 0, 127, 255)
• Deep Azure (Crayola Blue) (Hex: #0066FF) (RGB: 0, 102, 255)
• Medium Navy Blue (Crayola Navy Blue) (Hex: #0066CC) (RGB: 0, 102, 204)
• Denim (Same as Crayola Denim) (Hex: #1560BD) (RGB: 21, 96, 189)
• Swedish Azure (Color of Swedish flag) (Hex: #005B99) (RGB: 0, 91, 153)
• Wikipedia Link Azure (Color of a Wikipedia Link before clicking) (Hex: #002BB8) (RGB: 0, 43, 184)
• Dark Azure (Pantone Blue #286) (Hex: #0038A8) (RGB: 0, 56, 186)

• [edit] Azure in human culture

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  Automobiles

  • The 2004 Ford Mustang Mach1 featured a blue hue color option called Azure Blue.

  Computer Games

  • In the computer game Diablo using an eldritch shrine will give you the message "Crimson and Azure becomes as the sun"
  • In the classic first person shooter Quake, a level is titled "Azure Agony", and features a blue color scheme.
  • In the first .hack// game series on PS2, two of the friends of the main character, Kite, are known by special names. They are Orca of the Azure Sea and Balmung of the Azure Sky.
  • In the fighting game series Soul Calibur, the character Nightmare is nicknamed the Azure Knight.
  • Azelf from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl is named for the color azure and the mythological creature, the elf.

  Food

  • Berry Blue Jell-O is a bright azure color.

  Literature

  • In Poetry, azure is often used to represent or refer to the sky or Heaven.

  Oceanography

  • Azure is often used in France to describe the Mediterranean Sea.

  Vexillology

  • Azure is one of the national colors of Italy on its Coat of Arms.
  • Nations which use shades of Azure in their flags include Argentina, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Namibia, Palau, San Marino, Somalia, Sweden, and Ukraine.
  • The flag of the United Nations is a shade of azure called "United Nations Azure" or "United Nations Blue".
  • The Bisexual pride flag uses a shade of azure, Pantone Blue #286.

  [edit] References

  1. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 190

  [edit] See also

  • Azure (color used in heraldry)
  • List of colors

  
  

  					Shades of blue
  Alice blue	Azure	Baby blue	Blue	Cerulean	Cerulean blue	Cobalt blue	Cornflower blue	Dark blue	Denim	Dodger blue	Indigo	International Klein Blue
  Lavender	Light blue	Midnight Blue	Navy blue	Periwinkle	Persian blue	Powder blue	Prussian blue	Royal blue	Sapphire	Steel blue	Ultramarine