Cerulean

Cerulean is a range of colours from teal-blue, sky-blue, bright blue, or azure to deep cyan. The word cerulean comes from the Latin word caeruleum, which means "sky" or "heavens". This was in turn from Latin caeruleus deep blue: resembling the blue of the sky.

In classical times, this term was used to describe blue pigments, particularly mixtures of copper and cobaltous oxides, called genuine cerulean. These early attempts to create sky blue colours were often less than satisfactory due to greenish hues and lack of permanence. When the artificial pigment cerulean blue was invented people started using this instead.

The first recorded use of cerulean as a colour name in English was in 1590.Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 190; Color Sample of Cerulean: Page 89 Plate 33 Color Sample E6

Meaning of cerulean

 Cerulean represents the "sky" or "heavens", or sometimes the ocean. 

 The United States Navy Blue Angels aerobatics team wears uniforms that are a bright rich tone of cerulean.

Tones of cerulean color comparison chart

NameColorHEX CodeRedGreenBlueHueSatLumSourceSpanish Cerulean#A8D9F3168217243201°76%81%Gallego & Sanz (Ceruleo Inspecifico)Pale Cerulean#98B4D4152180212212°41%71%Pantone TPX 15-4020Cerulean Frost   #6D9BC3109155195208°42%60%(Crayola Silver Swirls)Light Artificial Cerulean  #3AA1C158161193194°54%49%(Gallego & Sanz) Ceruleo Sustituto AclaradoBright Cerulean  #02A4D32164211193°98%42% (Crayola Cerulean)Genuine Cerulean#0096D60150210198°100%42%Gallego & Sanz Ceruleo GenuinoFrench Cerulean#0F9DEB15157235201°88%49%Pourpre.com (Intense) Ceruleen IntenseFrench Cerulean#357AB753122183208°55%46%Pourpre.com (Somber) Ceruleen SombreCerulean Blue Hue#3176AF49118173 207°56%44%Liquitex Basic Colors #470Cerulean Blue#2A52BE4282190224°64%45%Maerz & Paul (Cerulean blue pigment)Cerulean  #007BA70123167196°100%33% (Cerulean pigment)Artificial Cerulean#0065940101148199°100%29%Gallego & Sanz Ceruleo SustitutoDark Cerulean #08457E869126209°88%26%

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