But using it in harsh environment with salted water and bright sun, it always faded a bit, so several navies started to use black (believe it or not, it is available in numerous shades, too) which is significantly more resistant to weather conditions. British navy blue, originally called marine blue, was slowly accepted as official color for majority of navies all over the world. There are very pragmatic reasons for so many different tints of blue (or other colors). There are actually five more Cadet Blue colors, their names being differentiated with numbers only:Īnd we can present at least five examples officially belonging to the family of navy blue colors as well! Its relative cadet blue is softer and even more appropriate for young people or less ceremonial occasions. Navy blue, classical color of authority, can be used in very playful ways too, as we can see in the photo above. Let’s get back to Earth and repressive apparatus where blue instantly creates the feeling of respect and authority. Soft blue tones are especially popular for little boys Palate, president, celestial and imperium all belong to that category. As we already mentioned, blue is named after the queen. We are not finished with supreme authority yet. #3333FF Royal Blue (Safe Hex3) aka Neon Blue Here are a few more examples of Royal Blue: Simply naming colors with numbers seemed a practical idea, yet it doesn’t guarantee the standardization. It’s actually pretty interesting to find out how many ways are to make color blue, which is szpposed to be a so-called basic or primary color.Īround 1950 another, lighter shade of blue became known as royal and with an introduction of computer graphics (plus numerous limitations, which were gradually changed) and so called web safe colors, we got almost more than we can handle. Especially addition of red led to dramatic changes, what can be seen at royal purple above. With addition of white or black we can instantly create dozens of shades and tints for the same color and with different processes of production and addition of some red or yellow inevitably followed. Queen Charlotte wore the robe in this color, what gave the color an alternative name Queen Blue. Ultimately Scutts Bridge Mill won the contest. When King of England (George III) needed color with strong impact to immediately express royalty, several clothiers across the country tried to develop the right color and shade. The reason is obvious: while blue is not so widespread in nature as some other colors, it dominates sky and water, two major elements in nature, both closely associated with divinity. Its effect on human psychology is in most cases calming and ancient culture associated it heaven and gods. It is no coincidence police uniforms are so often blue or mainly of blue color. Each color carries its own story and this article is touching dozens of them.īlue is used to express and emphasize authority for many centuries. We’ll try to present as many blue tints and hues as possible in slightly different arrangement as you might expect. On the other hand several blue colors are known under more than one name. There are hundreds of blue shades and we have many examples of a certain color name assigned to different HEX codes.

Can You Name All The Blue Hues, Shades, Tints, Tones And Other Variations?

Silver blue color