Byzantine blue

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Byzantine blue
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #3457D5
sRGB B (r, g, b)(52, 87, 213)
HSV (h, s, v)(227°, 76%, 84%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(42, 103, 262°)
Source seniorart.com.au [1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor Vivid blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Greek blue, Santorini Forme rotonde e colori a Oia - panoramio.jpg
Greek blue, Santorini

Byzantine blue is a color ranging from light celestial blue or lazuli to dark Egyptian blue.

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Variations

Dark Byzantine blue

The dark variation is best described as the color of the Byzantine night sky [ citation needed ]; it resembles dark blue-grey, Prussian and Navy blue, well attested on frescoes and mosaics. [2]

Dark Byzantine blue
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #2A2F4D
sRGB B (r, g, b)(42, 47, 77)
HSV (h, s, v)(231°, 45%, 30%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(20, 22, 261°)
Source art-paints.com [3]
ISCC–NBS descriptor Dark purplish blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Blue of Nerezi (Nebesko plavo) St. Panteleimon's Church, Nerezi 14.JPG
Blue of Nerezi (Nebesko plavo)

References

  1. "seniorart.com.au".[ dead link ]
  2. "Byzantine Blue Schmincke Oil Paints - 495 - Byzantine Blue Paint, Byzantine Blue Color, Mussini Resin Schmincke Paint, 2A2F4D". Art-Paints.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  3. "Internet". Archived from the original on 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2017-09-19.