Cyan | |
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Hex triplet | #00FFFF |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (0, 255, 255) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (180°, 100%, 100%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (91, 72, 192°) |
Source | CSS Color Module Level 3 |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
The color cyan, a greenish-blue, has notable tints and shades. It is one of the subtractive primary colors along with magenta, and yellow.
The first recorded use of cyan blue as a color name was in 1879 ("cyan blue" being the name used for "cyan" in the 19th century). [1]
Cyan (subtractive primary) | |
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Hex triplet | #00B7EB |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (0, 183, 235) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (193°, 100%, 92%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (69, 74, 229°) |
Source | CMYK [2] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant greenish blue |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
In color printing, the shade of cyan called process cyan or pigment cyan is one of the three primary pigment colors which, along with yellow and magenta, constitute the three subtractive primary colors of pigment. (The secondary colors of pigment are blue, green and red.) As such, the CMYK printing process was invented in the 1890s, when newspapers began to publish color comic strips.
Process cyan is not an RGB color, and there is no fixed conversion from CMYK primaries to RGB. Different formulations are used for printer's ink, so there can be variations in the printed color that is pure cyan ink. A typical formulation of process cyan is shown in the color box at right. The source of the color shown at right is the color cyan that is shown in the diagram located at the bottom of the tintbooks for CMYK printing. [2]
Cyan (additive secondary) | |
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Hex triplet | #00FFFF |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (0, 255, 255) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (180°, 100%, 100%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (91, 72, 192°) |
Source | X11 |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
The web color cyan, shown at the right, is one of the three secondary colors in the RGB color model, used for creating all colors on a computer or television display by mixing various combinations of red, green and blue light. The X11 name for this color is cyan; the HTML name for the same color is aqua. They are both composed of the same mixture of blue and green light, and are exactly the same color.
Azure (web) | |
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Hex triplet | #F0FFFF |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (240, 255, 255) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (180°, 6%, 100%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (99, 8, 192°) |
Source | X11 |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Very pale green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
In an artistic context, this color could also be called azure mist or cyan mist.[ citation needed ] Despite its name, this color is a lighter shade of cyan rather than a shade of azure.
Blue-green | |
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Hex triplet | #0D98BA |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (13, 152, 186) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (192°, 93%, 73%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (58, 56, 224°) |
Source | Crayola |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong greenish blue |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Blue-green has been a Crayola color since 1930.
Caribbean Current | |
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Hex triplet | #006D6F |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (0, 109, 111) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (181°, 100%, 44%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (41, 33, 195°) |
Source | Behr |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Displayed at right is the color Caribbean Current.
Celeste | |
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Hex triplet | #B2FFFF |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (178, 255, 255) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (180°, 30%, 100%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (95, 38, 192°) |
Source | Il dizionario dei colori [3] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Very light bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
At right is displayed the color celeste.
Bleu celeste ("sky blue") is a rarely occurring tincture in heraldry (not being one of the seven main colors or metals or the three "staynard colors"). This tincture is sometimes also called ciel or simply celeste. It is depicted in a lighter shade than the range of shades of the more traditional tincture azure, which is the standard blue used in heraldry. [4] It has been used rarely since the 17th century, [5] gaining popularity after the First World War.
Charleston green | |
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Hex triplet | #232B2B |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (35, 43, 43) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (180°, 19%, 17%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (17, 3, 192°) |
Source | Internet (Duron Paints) |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Blackish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Charleston green is an extremely dark shade of cyan. The name Charleston green originated after the American Civil War, approximately 1865, when during Reconstruction, it was widely used to paint homes in Charleston, South Carolina.
Dark cyan | |
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Hex triplet | #008B8B |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (0, 139, 139) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (180°, 100%, 55%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (52, 41, 192°) |
Source | X11 |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
At right is displayed the web color dark cyan.
Electric blue | |
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Hex triplet | #7DF9FF |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (125, 249, 255) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (183°, 51%, 100%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (91, 55, 197°) |
Source | [Unsourced] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Electric blue is a color close to cyan that is a representation of the color of lightning, an electric spark, and argon signs; it is named after the ionized air glow produced during electrical discharges.
The first recorded use of electric blue as a color name in English was in 1884. [6]
Keppel | |
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Hex triplet | #3AB09E |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (58, 176, 158) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (171°, 67%, 69%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (65, 46, 174°) |
Source | Xona.com Color List |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
At right is displayed the color keppel.
The color name keppel has been in use since 2001, when it was promulgated as one of the colors on the Xona.com Color List.
Light cyan | |
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Hex triplet | #E0FFFF |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (224, 255, 255) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (180°, 12%, 100%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (98, 17, 192°) |
Source | X11 |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Very pale green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
At right is displayed the web color light cyan.
Light sea green | |
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Hex triplet | #20B2AA |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (32, 178, 170) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (177°, 82%, 70%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (66, 50, 184°) |
Source | X11 |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
At right is displayed the web color light sea green.
Midnight green | |
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![]() Philadelphia Eagles player wearing the midnight-green uniform | |
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Hex triplet | #004953 |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (0, 73, 83) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (187°, 100%, 33%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (28, 24, 211°) |
Source | Colorhexa, [7] the Philadelphia Eagles 2017 Media Guide [8] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Midnight green (sometimes also called Eagle green) is a dark cyan. [9]
It (or more specifically #004C54) has been the primary team color for the National Football League (NFL)'s Philadelphia Eagles since 1996. [10] [11]
Moonstone | |
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Hex triplet | #3AA8C1 |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (58, 168, 193) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (191°, 70%, 76%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (64, 51, 217°) |
Source | Crayola |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Displayed at right is the color moonstone.
It was formulated by Crayola in 1994 as part of their Gem Tones range of crayons. It is a slightly dark shade of cyan that is reminiscent of the bluish-green glow of some moonstones.
Myrtle green | |
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Hex triplet | #317873 |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (49, 120, 115) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (176°, 59%, 47%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (46, 29, 184°) |
Source | ISCC-NBS [12] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Myrtle green, also called myrtle, is a color which is a representation of the color of the leaves of the myrtle plant.
The first recorded use of myrtle green as a color name in English was in 1835. [13]
Myrtle is the official designation of the green stripes on Waterloo rugby club's shirts, the green of Hunslet rugby league club, the green (along with the cardinal red) stripes of the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the green of the blazers, sports kit and scarf of St. Aloysius' College, Glasgow. It is also one of the school colors of Lane Technical College Prep High School in Chicago, the other being old gold.
The baggy green, the cricket cap worn by Australian Test cricketers since around the turn of the twentieth century, is myrtle green in color.
Peacock blue | |
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Hex triplet | #004958 |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (0, 73, 88) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (190°, 100%, 35%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (28, 26, 219°) |
Source | NBS/ISCC – Plochere Color System |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark greenish blue |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
The color peacock blue is a deep greenish blue, from the iridescent color of a peacock. As a color between blue and cyan, peacock blue has been used as the process-blue ink in four-color printing. [14]
Kelly Moore Paint's "color of the year" for 2019 was their peacock blue. [15]
Robin egg blue | |
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Hex triplet | #00CCCC |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (0, 204, 204) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (180°, 100%, 80%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (75, 59, 192°) |
Source | Crayola |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
The color robin egg blue is displayed at right.
The first recorded use of robin's egg blue as a color name in English was in 1873. [16]
Skobeloff | |
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Hex triplet | #007474 |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (0, 116, 116) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (180°, 100%, 45%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (44, 35, 192°) |
Source | ISCC-NBS |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
At right is displayed the color Skobeloff green.
The first recorded use of Skobeloff green as a color name in English was in 1912. [17]
Sky blue (Crayola) | |
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Hex triplet | #80DAEB |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (128, 218, 235) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (190°, 46%, 92%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (82, 46, 210°) |
Source | Crayola |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Very light greenish blue |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Displayed at right is the color medium sky blue.[ citation needed ] This is the color that is called sky blue in Crayola crayons. This color was formulated by Crayola in 1958. "Sky blue" appears in the 32, 48, 64, 96 and 120 packs of crayons.
Teal | |
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Hex triplet | #008080 |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (0, 128, 128) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (180°, 100%, 50%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (48, 38, 192°) |
Source | HTML/CSS [18] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
At right is displayed the web color teal. The first recorded use of teal as a color name in English was in 1917. [19]
Tiffany Blue | |
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Hex triplet | #81D8D0 |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (129, 216, 208) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (174°, 40%, 85%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (81, 40, 183°) |
Source | Tiffany.com[ not specific enough to verify ] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Very light bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Tiffany Blue is the colloquial name for the light medium robin egg blue color associated with Tiffany & Co., the New York City jewelry company. The color was used on the cover of Tiffany's Blue Book, first published in 1845. [20] Since then Tiffany & Co. has used the color extensively on promotional materials, including boxes and bags. The Tiffany Blue color is protected as a color trademark by Tiffany & Co. in some jurisdictions including the U.S. [21] [22]
Turquoise | |
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Hex triplet | #40E0D0 |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (64, 224, 208) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (174°, 71%, 88%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (81, 59, 179°) |
Source | X11 |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
At right is displayed the X11 color named turquoise.
Turquoise is the name of a greenish blue color, based on the gem of the same name. The word turquoise comes from the French for Turkish, as the gem was originally imported from Turkey. [23] [24]
The first recorded use of turquoise as a color name in English was in 1573. [25] Perhaps owing to sharing its name with a mineral, turquoise is currently a more common term in English than other cyan-like colors. [26]
Verdigris | |
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Hex triplet | #43B3AE |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (67, 179, 174) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (177°, 63%, 70%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (67, 45, 187°) |
Source | https://encycolorpedia.com/43b3ae |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Verdigris is the common name for a green pigment obtained through the application of acetic acid to copper plates [27] or the natural patina formed when copper, brass or bronze is weathered and exposed to air or seawater over a period of time. The name verdigris comes from the Middle English vertegrez, from the Old French verte grez, an alteration of vert-de-Grèce ("green of Greece"). Used as a pigment in paintings and other art objects (as green color) since ancient Greece, it was originally made by hanging copper plates over hot vinegar in a sealed pot until a green crust formed on the copper. The vivid green color of copper(II) acetate made this form of verdigris a much used pigment. Until the 19th century, verdigris was the most vibrant green pigment available and was frequently used in painting. Verdigris was sometimes used to illustrate cyan colors in early color wheels. [28]
Zomp | |
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Hex triplet | #39A78D |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (57, 167, 141) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (166°, 66%, 65%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (62, 46, 165°) |
Source | Resene |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Displayed at right is the color zomp.
Zomp is one of the colors on the Resene Color List, a color list widely popular in Australia and New Zealand.[ citation needed ] The color was formulated in 2007.[ citation needed ]
Cyan is a light shade of blue on the visible spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a predominant wavelength between 490 and 520 nm, between the wavelengths of green and blue.
Navy blue is a dark shade of the color blue.
Powder blue is a pale shade of blue. As with most colours, there is no absolute definition of its exact hue. Originally, powder blue, in the 1650s, was powdered smalt used in laundering and dyeing applications, and it then came to be used as a colour name from 1894.
Red-violet refers to a rich color of high medium saturation about 3/4 of the way between red and magenta, closer to magenta than to red. In American English, this color term is sometimes used in color theory as one of the purple colors—a non-spectral color between red and violet that is a deep version of a color on the line of purples on the CIE chromaticity diagram.
Spring green is a color that was traditionally considered to be on the yellow side of green, but in modern computer systems based on the RGB color model is halfway between cyan and green on the color wheel.
Blue-green is the color that is between green and blue. It belongs to the cyan family of colors.
In optics, orange has a wavelength between approximately 585 and 620 nm and a hue of 30° in HSV color space. In the RGB color space it is a secondary color numerically halfway between gamma-compressed red and yellow, as can be seen in the RGB color wheel. The complementary color of orange is azure. Orange pigments are largely in the ochre or cadmium families, and absorb mostly blue light.
Jungle green is a color that is a rich tone of medium spring green.
Varieties of the color green may differ in hue, chroma or lightness, or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also called tints and shades, a tint being a green or other hue mixed with white, a shade being mixed with black. A large selection of these various colors is shown below.
Varieties of the color red may differ in hue, chroma or lightness, or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also called tints and shades, a tint being a red or other hue mixed with white, a shade being mixed with black. A large selection of these various colors are shown below.
Pink colors are usually light or desaturated shades of reds, roses, and magentas which are created on computer and television screens using the RGB color model and in printing with the CMYK color model. As such, it is an arbitrary classification of color.
The color magenta has notable tints and shades. These various colors are shown below.
Livid is a medium bluish-gray color. This color name comes from the Latin color term lividus meaning "'a dull leaden-blue color', and also used to describe the color of contused flesh, leading to the English expression 'black and blue'". The first recorded use of livid as a color name in English was in 1622.
Varieties of the color yellow may differ in hue, chroma or lightness, or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also called tints and shades, a tint being a yellow or other hue mixed with white, a shade being mixed with black. A large selection of these various colors is shown below.
Varieties of the color blue may differ in hue, chroma, or lightness, or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also called tints and shades, a tint being a blue or other hue mixed with white, a shade being mixed with black. A large selection of these colors are shown below.
Variations of gray or grey include achromatic grayscale shades, which lie exactly between white and black, and nearby colors with low colorfulness. A selection of a number of these various colors is shown below.
Violet is a color term derived from the flower of the same name. There are numerous variations of the color violet, a sampling of which are shown below.
Sky blue is a shade of light blue comparable to that of a clear daytime sky. The term is attested from 1681. A 1585 translation of Nicolas de Nicolay's 1576 Les navigations, peregrinations et voyages faicts en la Turquie includes "the tulbant [turban] of the merchant must be skie coloured".
Shades of black are colors that differ only slightly from pure black. These colors have a low lightness. From a photometric point of view, a color which differs slightly from black always has low relative luminance. Variations of black include what are commonly termed off-black colors, which may be considered part of a neutral color scheme, usually in interior design as a part of a background for brighter colors. Black and dark gray colors are powerful accent colors that suggest weight, dignity, formality, and solemnity.
Azure is a variation of blue that is often described as the color of the sky on a clear day.
While process yellow may be considered lemon yellow, process red, carmine lake, three-color process blue, Prussian blue, and four-color process blue, peacock blue, many variations are encountered in practice; ...