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strict definition
blue
Colors with a bluish hue, ranging from light blue to very dark navy or midnight blue.
The category of blue colors covers all shades whose dominant hue is closer to blue than to any other basic color. It includes light and dark blues of any brightness or saturation, as well as mixtures of blues with other colors where the overall result is mainly blue.
Pale and very dark shades remain in the blue family when blue is the dominant hue. Brightness alone does not separate powder from navy at this broad level.
Mixtures are included when their overall appearance remains mainly blue. The family does not require a pure blue without any green or purple contribution.
More specific definitions
9 sub-definitions-
aquamarine
A very light blue-green facade color with a clear green tint, represented by hex triplet 80FFD4. -
azure
A medium-light blue facade color between blue and cyan, represented by the reference hex triplet 0080FF. -
baby blue
A light, slightly dull blue facade color between azure and white, represented by the reference hex triplet 89CFF0. -
blue
A medium blue facade color and one of the additive primary colors, represented by the reference hex triplet 0000FF. -
cyan
A bright light-blue facade color and one of the subtractive primary colors, represented by hex triplet 00FFFF. -
navy
A dark blue facade color approximately between blue and black, represented by hex triplet 000080. -
oil blue
A near-black blue or dark teal facade color darker than navy, represented by hex triplet 003333. -
powder
A very pale blue facade color close to white, represented by the reference hex triplet B0DFE5. -
teal
A medium-dark blue-green facade color between blue and green, represented by hex triplet 008080.
Related definitions
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black-gray-white
Colors with minimum chromaticity, ranging from black to white and including shades of gray. -
brown
Colors with a brownish hue, ranging from light beige to very dark taupe or chocolate shades. -
green
Colors with a greenish hue, ranging from light green or chartreuse to very dark olive or forest green. -
multicolor
A facade color combination of at least five different colors without one distinct overall tone. -
orange
Facade colors whose dominant hue is orange, including pale peach, dark orange, and predominantly orange mixtures. -
purple
Colors with a purplish hue, ranging from light lavender to very dark violet or indigo. -
red
Facade colors whose dominant hue is red, including pale, dark, bright, dull, and predominantly red mixtures. -
yellow
Facade colors whose dominant hue is yellow, including pale cream, darker gold, and predominantly yellow mixtures.