Sapphire is a saturated shade of blue, referring to the gem of the same name. Sapphire gems are most commonly found in a range of blue shades although they can be many different colors. Other names for variations of the color sapphire are blue sapphire or sapphire blue, shown below.
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]
| 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 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong blue |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
At right is displayed the color sapphire blue.
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 [3] |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 [4] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed as right is the color king blue, a variant of sapphire with a violet tone.
| 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.
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Copper is a reddish brown color that resembles the metal copper.
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