Sky blue
| Sky blue | |
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| Common connotations | |
| boys, daylight, water, air, paleness | |
 Colour coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #87CEEB |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (135, 206, 235) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (43, 12, 0, 8) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (197°, 43%, 92%) |
| Source | X11 color names |
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Sky blue is the name of a color that resembles the color of the sky at noon. The entry for "sky-blue" in Murray's New English Dictionary (1919) reports a first sighting of the term in the article on "silver" in Ephraim Chambers's Cyclopaedia of 1728. However, many writers had used the term "sky blue" to name a color before Chambers. For example, we find "sky blue" in A Collection of Voyages and Travels (London: Awnsham and John Churchill, 1704), vol. 2, p. 322, where John Nieuhoff describes certain flowers: "they are of a lovely sky blue colour, and yellow in the middle". The sense of this color may have been first used in 1585 in a book by Nicolas De Nicolay where he stated "the tulbant of the merchant must be skie coloured".[1]
Displayed at right is the web colour sky blue.
Variations of sky blue
Celeste
| Celeste | |
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| Colour coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #B2FFFF |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (178, 255, 255) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (30, 0, 0, 0) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (180°, 30%, 100%) |
| Source |
S.Fantetti e C.Petracchi (2001). Il dizionario dei colori: nomi e valori in quadricromia. Zanichelli. ISBN 8808079953. |
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Celeste (pronounced che-les-te in Italian se-lest in English) is the colloquial name for the pale turquoise blue colour associated with Italian bicycle manufacturer Bianchi S.p.A and sometimes known as Bianchi Green. In Italian, as the name indicates (Celestial), it is an attempt to reproduce the colour of clear skies. In English, this colour may also be referred to as Italian sky blue.
Bleu celeste ("sky blue") is a rarely occurring tincture in heraldry (not being one of the seven main colours or metals or the three "staynard colours"). This tincture is sometimes also called ciel or simply celeste. It is depicted in a lighter shade than the range of shades of the more traditional tincture azure, which is the standard blue used in heraldry.[2]
Gradations of Celeste
The Italian Wikipedia cites Il dizionario dei colori: nomi e valori in quadricromia by S.Fantetti and C.Petracchi and describes multiple variants of Celeste as shown below, plus details as defined in the infobox above.[3]
| colour | name | C | M | Y | K | R | G | B | HEX |
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| celeste (sky blue, heavenly blue) | 030 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 178 | 255 | 255 | B2FFFF | |
| celeste polvere (dusty) | 010 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 230 | 255 | 255 | E6FFFF | |
| celeste pallido (pale) | 016 | 000 | 003 | 000 | 204 | 255 | 255 | CCFFFF | |
| celeste velato (veiled / overcast) | 020 | 010 | 010 | 000 | 204 | 230 | 230 | CCE6E6 | |
| celeste opaco (opaque) | 050 | 020 | 020 | 000 | 128 | 204 | 204 | 80CCCC |
Bianchi bicycles
Bianchi bicycles are traditionally painted celeste, also known as Bianchi Green (and sometimes, incorrectly Tiffany Blue). Contradictory myths say celeste is the colour of the Milan sky; the eye colour of a former queen for whom Edoardo Bianchi made a bicycle; and that it was a mixture of surplus military paint.
The exact shade of turquoise used by the company has varied over time, but has always been described as Celeste.[4] In Anglophone countries Celeste is sometimes reported as Pantone -#332 (Seafoam green[5]) (or #333), and with various other shades.
Light sky blue
| Light sky blue | |
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| Colour coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #87CEFA |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (135, 206, 250) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (46, 18, 0, 2) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (203°, 46%, 98%) |
| Source | X11 color names |
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Displayed at right is the web colour light sky blue.
Medium sky blue
| Sky blue (Crayola) | |
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| Colour coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #80DAEB |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (128, 218, 235) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (46, 7, 0, 8) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (190°, 46%, 92[6]%) |
| Source | Crayola |
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Displayed at right is the colour medium sky blue. This is the colour that is called sky blue in Crayola crayons. This colour was formulated by Crayola in 1958.
"Sky blue" appears in the 32, 48, 64, 96 and 120 packs of crayons.
Neon blue
| Neon blue | |
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| Colour coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #00CCFF |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (0, 204, 255) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (100, 20, 0, 0) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (192°, 100%, 100[7]%) |
| Source | Crayola C.P. |
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Displayed at right is the colour neon blue.
Deep sky blue
| Deep sky blue | |
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| Colour coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #00BFFF |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (0, 191, 255) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (100, 25, 0, 0) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (195°, 100%, 100%) |
| Source | X11 |
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Deep sky blue is an azure-cyan colour associated with deep sky blue.
Deep sky blue is a web colour.
This colour is the colour on the colour wheel (RGB/HSV colour wheel) halfway between azure and cyan.
The traditional name for this colour is Capri.[8]
The first use of Capri as a colour name in English was in 1920.[9]
The colour Capri in general is named for the azure-cyan colour of the Mediterranean sea around the island of Capri off Italy, the site of several villas belonging to the Roman Emperor Tiberius, including his Imperial residence in his later years, the Villa Jovis. Specifically, the colour Capri is named after the colour of the Blue Grotto on the island of Capri.[10] as it appears on a bright sunny day. Today the island of Capri is a resort island popular with tourists.
The colour name deep sky blue for this colour did not come into use until the promulgation of the X11 colour list in 1987.
The name Capri is still used for this colour as well as the name deep sky blue.
French sky blue
| Sky blue (Pourpre.com) | |
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| Colour coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #77B5FE |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (119, 181, 254) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (53, 29, 0, 0) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (212°, 53%, 100[11]%) |
| Source | Pourpre.com |
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At right is displayed the colour French sky blue, which is the tone of sky blue that is called sky blue (bleu ciel) in the Pourpre.com colour list, a colour list widely popular in France.
Spanish sky blue
| Sky blue (G&S) | |
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| Colour coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #00AAE4 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (0, 178, 228) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (85, 5, 0, 0) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (195°, 100%, 89%) |
| Source | Gallego and Sanz[12] |
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Spanish sky blue is the colour that is called celeste (the Spanish word for "sky blue") in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colourations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a colour dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.
Dark sky blue
| Sky blue (Pantone) | |
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| Colour coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #8CBED6 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (140, 190, 214) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (35, 11, 0, 16) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (199°, 35%, 84[13]%) |
| Source | Pantone TPX[14] |
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Displayed at right is the colour dark sky blue.
This is the colour called sky blue in Pantone.
The source of this colour is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" colour list, color #14-4318 TPX—Sky Blue.[15]
Sky blue in human culture
- Music
- Religion
- Although the headquarters of the Church of Scientology near Hemet, California is called the Gold Base, all of the buildings there are coloured various tones of sky blue.
- A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed, published in 1990, is an examination from a critical perspective by former British Scientologist Jon Atack of the history of L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986) and the development of Dianetics and the Church of Scientology. The title originates from a quote of Hubbard's from 1950, when he reportedly said he wanted to sell potential church members a "piece of blue sky."[16]
- Sports
- Several professional teams use the colour sky blue:
- Argentina: Racing Club de Avellaneda, Belgrano de Córdoba, Racing de Córdoba, Club Atlético Temperley, Atlético Rafaela, Villa San Carlos, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay and Argentina National Football Team
- Australia: Sydney FC
- England: Manchester City F.C., Coventry City F.C.
- Chile: O'Higgins F.C., Deportes Iquique
- Italy: S.S. Lazio, S.S.C. Napoli
- Japan: Júbilo Iwata, Sagan Tosu, Yokohama F.C., Kamatamare Sanuki
- Peru: Sporting Cristal
- Republic of Ireland : University College Dublin F.C.
- Serbia : Hajduk Kula
- Spain : Celta de Vigo
- San Marino: sky blue is the main colour of many sports teams representing this microstate.
- United States: New York City FC, Sky Blue Soccer (Somerset County, New Jersey), the parent organization of WPS club Sky Blue FC
- Uruguay: Colour of various national sport teams; the most well known being the national football team. The team nickname is La Celeste (The Sky Blue [One]).
- Sky blue is the colour of the Australian state of New South Wales' cricket, rugby league and rugby union teams.
See also
- Azure
- Bleu celeste (in heraldry)
- List of colours
- Shades of blue
References
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 204; Color Sample of Sky Blue: Page 89 Plate 33 Color Sample E6
- ↑ Scott-Giles, C. W. (1958). Boutell's Heraldry (rev. ed.). London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co.
- ↑ S.Fantetti e C.Petracchi (2001). Il dizionario dei colori: nomi e valori in quadricromia. Zanichelli. ISBN 8808079953.
- ↑ Design Classics, Cycling Plus, UK, December 2000
- ↑ Sea Foam Green
- ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #80DAEB (Medium Sky Blue):
- ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #00CCFF (Vivid Sky Blue):
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Color Sample of Capri: Page 93 Plate 35 Color Sample L7; The color Capri is shown as lying halfway between Cyan and Azure.
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 191
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 152 Discussion of the color Capri
- ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #77B5FE (French Sky Blue):
- ↑ Gallego, Rosa; Sanz, Juan Carlos (2005). Guía de coloraciones (Gallego, Rosa; Sanz, Juan Carlos (2005). Guide to Colorations) Madrid: H. Blume. ISBN 84-89840-31-8
- ↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of colour #8CBED6 (Dark Sky Blue):
- ↑ Type the words "Sky Blue" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the colour will appear.
- ↑ Pantone TPX Pantone Color Finder--Type the words "Sky Blue" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the colour will appear:
- ↑ Atak, Jon A Piece of Blue Sky 1990, p. iii
External links
- Bianchi Corporate site
- Bianchi USA US site
- International English-language site
- Sea Foam Green
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