Powder blue

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Powder blue may refer to two different colors. Originally, it referred to a dark blue color, but it has since come to refer to a pale blue color, possibly because the name reminded people of baby powder and so people thought of it as a color similar to baby blue. The original color is now called dark powder blue.

Contents 1 Powder blue (web color powder blue) 2 Dark powder blue (Smalt) 3 Shades of powder blue color comparison chart 4 Powder blue in human culture 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Powder blue (web color powder blue)

Powder blue
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#B0E0E6
B	(r, g, b)	(176, 224, 230)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(220°, 70%, 90%)
Source		X11[1]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The web color powder blue is shown on the right.

The first recorded use of powder blue (the pale blue color) as a color name in English was in 1894. ^[2]

[edit] Dark powder blue (Smalt)

Dark powder blue
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#003399
B	(r, g, b)	(0, 51, 153)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(220°, 70%, 60%)
Source		BF2S Color Guide
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color dark powder blue, also called smalt, is displayed to the right. The original powder blue color referred to smalt, a crushed-glass product used in laundering and dying applications and of a deep, dark blue hue.

The first recorded use of powder blue (the dark blue color) as a color name in English was in 1707. ^[3]

[edit] Shades of powder blue color comparison chart

• Powder blue (web color) (Hex: #B0E0E6) (RGB: 176, 224, 230)
• Dark Powder Blue (Smalt) (Hex: #003399) (RGB: 0, 51, 153)

• [edit] Powder blue in human culture

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  Child development

  • Powder blue is often associated with infants.

  Military

  • Dark powder blue was the color of the U.S. Air Force service dress uniform before the uniform was changed to a new cut in darker Prussian blue. The old cut and color are still used for uniforms at the Air Force Academy.

  Music

  • The United States rock group Ween has released a song titled "Powder Blue" on their album 12 Golden Country Greats.
  • The Canadian "Folk Rock" group Barenaked Ladies has a song titled "Powder Blue" on their "Pinch Me" single'.
  • Vain, a rock group from the United States, released their 1995 album Fade containing a song called Powder Blue.
  • The album Asleep in the Back by the band Elbow contains a song entitled Powder Blue.

  Sports

  • The Denver Nuggets and the San Diego Chargers wear powder blue team colors as of 2007.
  • In 2008, the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays will revive versions of their old powder blue uniforms.
  • The Sacramento Kings also wore powder blue uniforms during the late 1980's.

  [edit] References

  1. ^ W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords
  2. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 202. See color sample of Powder Blue Page 95--Plate 36 Color Sample H2
  3. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 202. See color sample of Powder Blue (Smalt) Page 109--Plate 43 Color Sample D11

  [edit] See also

  • List of colors

  [edit] External links

  • Smalt

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