Royal blue
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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 World Wide Web Consortium has designated the keyword "royalblue" to be this much brighter color, rather than the traditional darker variant.
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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
- 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. This shade of blue is primarily used during the season of Advent in most Anglican and Lutheran denominations.
- Royal blue is the main color of Dulwich College in London, UK.
- Royal blue is the traditional school color of Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.[1]
- Royal blue is the main color of the University of Delaware Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team. [2]
- Royal blue is one of the colors of three National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations: Phi Beta Sigma,[3] its sister sorority Zeta Phi Beta[4] and Sigma Gamma Rho;[5] the Asian American interest fraternity, Lambda Phi Epsilon;[6] the Latin sorority Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha; and the multicultural sorority Lambda Tau Omega.[7]
- The Royal Blues are the marching band of Rocky Hill High School in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.[8]
- In baseball, royal blue is the dominant color for the Kansas City Royals.[9]
- In football (soccer), royal blue is the traditional shirt color and/or main club color of Birmingham City F.C.[10], Chelsea F.C., Everton F.C.[11], Portsmouth F.C.[12], Rangers F.C.[13] Royal blue and white are the traditional colors of the North Melbourne AFL team.[14] "Die Königsblauen" ("The Royal Blues") is the nickname of German football team Schalke 04.[15]
- In American football, royal blue and white are the listed colors of the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts.[16]
- In hockey, royal blue is the main color of the National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues; royal blue and white are the team colors of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
- The Royal Blue was the name of a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train.[17]
- Royal Blue was the name of a major operator of coach services in the south and west of England from 1880 to 1986.[18]
- Royal blue is the official color used in the flags of the United States of America, American Samoa, Australia, Cayman Islands, Confederate, Georgia, Hawaii, Israel, New Zealand,[19] Norway, Philippines, Texas, Tuvalu and the United Kingdom.
- The background of the flag of the European Union is a medium shade of royal blue.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Yonsei University
- ^ Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Information
- ^ Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
- ^ Zeta Phi Beta Fraternity
- ^ Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
- ^ Lambda Phi Epsilon Fraternity
- ^ Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha Sorority
- ^ The Rocky Hill Royal Blues
- ^ Kansas City Royals Kit
- ^ Birmingham City F.C. Home
- ^ Everton F.C. News Story Stating "Royal Blue
- ^ Portsmouth F.C.
- ^ Rangers Kit Through The Years
- ^ North Melbourne FC Information
- ^ FC Schalke Shirt Information
- ^ Indianapolis Colts
- ^ The Royal Blue Express
- ^ Royal Blue Gallery
- ^ Description of the New Zealand Flag - Ministry for Culture and Heritage
