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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.
| Royal blue (traditional) |
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— Color coordinates — |
| 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 W3C has designated the keyword "royalblue" to be this much brighter color, rather than the traditional darker variant.
| royalblue (webcolor) |
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— Color coordinates — |
| 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
Film
- In the film Liar, Liar, Jim Carrey, playing the main protagonist, unsuccessfully attempts to lie that a Royal Blue pen is in fact red.[1]
Fraternities and Sororities
Hotels
- Doormen and bellhops at hotels often wear trousers that are colored either the bright modern color royal blue or traditional royal blue, in order to imply that the guests at the hotel will be treated like royalty.
Literature
Music
Religion
School colors
Sports
- Royal blue is the traditional shirt color of Birmingham City F.C.. Since 1913, the team's home strip has been royal blue, usually with white trim.[12]
- Royal blue is the traditional shirt color of Everton F.C. The Everton strip been predominantly royal blue since 1901, with white trim and white shorts.[13]
- Royal blue is the traditional shirt color of Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth's home strip has for the majority of their history been royal blue, normally worn with white shorts and red socks, though occaisionally an all blue kit is used.[14]
- Royal blue is the main club color of Rangers F.C. The team's home strip invariably features a royal blue shirt (often with white and/or red trim).[15]
- Royal blue is the main club color of Chelsea F.C.. The teams home strip has traditionaly been all blue, often with white or gold trim
Transport
Vexillology
- Royal blue is the official color used in the flags of the U.S.A, American Samoa, Australia, Cayman Islands, Confederate, Georgia, Hawaii, Israel, New Zealand[22], Norway, Philippines, Texas, Tuvalu and the United Kingdom.
- The background of the flag of the European Union is a medium shade of royal blue. Flag of the European Union:
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[edit] References
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