Sapphire (color)

For other uses, see Sapphire (disambiguation).

The 423-carat (85 g) blue Logan Sapphire

Sapphire is a saturated shade of blue, referring to the gemstone of the same name. Sapphire gems most commonly occur in a range of blue shades, although they can come in many different colors. Other names for variations of the color sapphire are blue sapphire or sapphire blue, shown below.

Sapphire

Sapphire as a quinary color on the RYB color wheel

blue

sapphire

cerulean

Sapphire
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#0F52BA
sRGB B (r, g, b)	(15, 82, 186)
HSV (h, s, v)	(216°, 92%, 73%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(37, 88, 258°)
Source	Maerz and Paul [1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color sapphire.

The first recorded use of sapphire as a color name in English was in 1430. ^[2]

Variations

Sapphire blue

"Sapphire blue" redirects here. For the RAL color, see RAL 5003 Sapphire blue.

Sapphire Blue
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#0067A5
sRGB B (r, g, b)	(0, 103, 165)
HSV (h, s, v)	(203°, 100%, 65%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(42, 64, 246°)
Source	ISCC-NBS [3]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color sapphire blue.

Medium sapphire

Medium Sapphire
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#2D5DA1
sRGB B (r, g, b)	(45, 93, 161)
HSV (h, s, v)	(215°, 72%, 63%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(40, 63, 253°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Medium sapphire is the color called sapphire in Crayola Gem Tones, a specialty set of Crayola crayons introduced in 1994.

B'dazzled blue

B'dazzled Blue
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#2E5894
sRGB B (r, g, b)	(46, 88, 148)
HSV (h, s, v)	(215°, 69%, 58%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(37, 56, 253°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

B'dazzled blue is a color in Crayola Metallic FX, a specialty set of Crayola crayons introduced in 2001.

Blue sapphire

Blue Sapphire
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#126180
sRGB B (r, g, b)	(18, 97, 128)
HSV (h, s, v)	(197°, 86%, 50%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(38, 40, 232°)
Source	Pantone TPX [4] [5]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Dark greenish blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed as right is the color blue sapphire.

The source of this color is the Pantone Textile Paper Extended (TPX) color list color #18-4231 "Blue Sapphire".

King blue

King Blue
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#375184
sRGB B (r, g, b)	(55, 81, 132)
HSV (h, s, v)	(220°, 58%, 52%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(35, 46, 255°)
Source	My Perfect Color [6]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed as right is the color king blue, a variant of sapphire with a violet tone.

Dark sapphire

Dark Sapphire
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#082567
sRGB B (r, g, b)	(8, 37, 103)
HSV (h, s, v)	(222°, 92%, 40%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(17, 45, 260°)
Source	[Unsourced]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Dark sapphire is a dark tone of sapphire.

In culture

A bottle of Bombay Sapphire gin

Alcoholic beverages

• Bombay Sapphire is a popular brand of gin. It comes in a pale sapphire colored glass bottle.

Given names

• Sapphire is a given name for females.

Music

• The color 'Pearl Sapphire Blue' is the official color of the popular K-pop band Super Junior.

Television

• In an episode of the science fiction TV show Sliders , the protagonists go to an alternate universe where the Golden Gate Bridge is colored sapphire and is referred to as the Sapphire Gate Bridge.

See also

• Shades of blue
  • Cornflower blue, the most valuable color of sapphire gems

References

1. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called sapphire in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color sapphire is displayed on page 97, Plate 37, Color Sample L8.
2. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 204; Color Sample of Sapphire: Page 97 Plate 37 Color Sample L8
3. ISCC-NBS ^[usurped]
4. Pantone TPX
5. Type the word "Blue Sapphire" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.
6. "Match of Oracal™ Series 951 Premium Cast 049 King Blue *". My Perfect Color. Retrieved 27 December 2022.