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The source of this color is the [[Pantone]] textile cotton extended color list, color #19-3920 TCX—peacoat.
The source of this color is the [[Pantone]] textile cotton extended color list, color #19-3920 TCX—peacoat.


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=== Purple navy ===
{{infobox color
|title=Purple navy
|hex=4E5180
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121122220208/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-p.htm ISCC-NBS]
|isccname=Moderate purplish blue}}

'''Purple navy''' is a color that has been used by some navies. "Purple navy" in this color terminology usage is regarded as a shade of [[indigo]], a color which can be regarded as a tone of purple when using the common English definition of purple, i.e., a color between blue and red.

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The first recorded use of ''purple navy'' as a color name in [[English language|English]] was in 1926.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 202; Color Sample of Purple Navy: Page 115 Plate 46 Color Sample F12</ref>

The source of this color is ''Dictionary of Color Names'' (1955).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-p.htm|title=Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names – Oa through Oz|first=John C.|last=Foster|access-date=30 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730090345/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-p.htm|archive-date=30 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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{{Main|Persian blue#Persian indigo}}
{{Main|Persian blue#Persian indigo}}
{{infobox color
{{infobox color
|title=Persian indigo
|title=Persian Indigo
|hex=32127A
|hex=32127A
|source=[http://www.99colors.net/name/persian-indigo]/Maerz and Paul<ref>The color displayed in the color box matches the color called "regimental" in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color "regimental" is displayed on page 117, plate 47, color sample C10.</ref>
|source=[http://www.99colors.net/name/persian-indigo]/Maerz and Paul<ref> The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called ''regimental'' in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color ''regimental'' is displayed on page 117, Plate 47, Color Sample C10.</ref>
|isccname=Vivid purplish blue}}
|isccname=Vivid purplish blue}}


Another name for this color regimental, because in the 19th century it was commonly used by many nations for navy uniforms.{{cn|date=September 2023}}
The color '''Persian indigo''' is displayed at right. Another name for this color is '''regimental''' because in the 19th century it was commonly used by many nations for navy uniforms, though it is seldom used in modern times.


''Persian indigo'' is named for an association with a product from Persia: Persian cloth dyed with [[Indigo dye|indigo]].
The first recorded use of regimental (the original name for the color now called Persian indigo{{cn|date=September 2023}}) as a color name in English was in 1912.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203 (it is also stated under the entry on ''Persian blue'' on page 201 that the color on plate 47 color sample C10 (regimental) is a [darker] tone of Persian blue.); color sample of regimental: page 117 plate 47 color sample C10</ref>

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The first recorded use of ''regimental'' (the original name for the color now called Persian indigo) as a color name in English was in 1912.<ref>Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203 (It is also stated under the entry on ''Persian Blue'' on page 201 that the color on Plate 47 Color Sample C10 (''regimental'') is a [darker] tone of Persian Blue.); color sample of Regimental: Page 117 Plate 47 Color Sample C10</ref>
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=== Space cadet ===
=== Space cadet ===
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|isccname=Dark blue}}
|isccname=Dark blue}}


''Space cadet'' is one of the colors on the Resene Color List,<ref>[https://www.resene.co.nz/swatches/ Resene Color List]</ref> a color list widely popular in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. The color was formulated in 2007.
''Space cadet'' is one of the colors on the Resene Color List,<ref>{{Cite web
|url=https://www.resene.co.nz/swatches/preview.php?chart=Resene%20Multi-finish%20range%20%282016%29&brand=Resene&name=Space%20Cadet
|url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711222405/https://www.resene.co.nz/swatches/preview.php?chart=Resene%20Multi-finish%20range%20%282016%29&brand=Resene&name=Space%20Cadet
|archive-date=11 July 2024
|title=Resene Color List
|access-date=24 July 2024
}}</ref> a color list widely popular in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. The color was formulated in 2007.


This color is apparently a formulation of an impression of the color that cadets in [[space navy]] training would wear.
This color is apparently a formulation of an impression of the color that cadets in [[space navy]] training would wear.
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Latest revision as of 03:54, 27 August 2024

For other uses, see Navy blue (disambiguation).
Navy blue
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#000080
sRGBB (r, g, b)(0, 0, 128)
HSV (h, s, v)(240°, 100%, 50%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(13, 52, 266°)
SourceHTML/CSS[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Navy blue is a dark shade of the color blue.

French sailor in dark blue uniform

Navy blue got its name from the dark blue (contrasted with naval white) worn by officers in the Royal Navy since 1748 and subsequently adopted by other navies around the world. When this color name, taken from the usual color of the uniforms of sailors, originally came into use in the early 19th century, it was initially called marine blue, but the name of the color soon changed to navy blue.[2]

An early use of navy blue as a color name in English was in 1840[3] though the Oxford English Dictionary has a citation from 1813.

Variations

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Indigo dye

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Main article: Indigo § Indigo dye
Indigo dye
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#091F92
sRGBB (r, g, b)(9, 31, 146)
HSV (h, s, v)(230°, 94%, 57%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(20, 70, 264°)
SourceGallego and Sanz[4]
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Indigo dye is the color that is called Añil (the Spanish word for "indigo dye") in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.

Indigo dye is the basis for all the historical navy blue colors, since in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th century, almost all navy uniforms were made by dyeing them with various shades of indigo dye.

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Navy blue (Crayola)
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#0066CC
sRGBB (r, g, b)(0, 102, 204)
HSV (h, s, v)(210°, 100%, 80%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(44, 93, 255°)
SourceCrayola
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The Crayola color named "navy blue" is not as dark a shade as the blues actually used by navies.

This tone of navy blue was formulated as a Crayola color in 1958.

Peacoat

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Peacoat
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#2B2E43
sRGBB (r, g, b)(43, 46, 67)
HSV (h, s, v)(232°, 36%, 26%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(20, 15, 262°)
SourcePantone TCX
ISCC–NBS descriptorDark purplish blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The source of this color is the Pantone textile cotton extended color list, color #19-3920 TCX—peacoat.

Persian indigo

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Main article: Persian blue § Persian indigo
Persian Indigo
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#32127A
sRGBB (r, g, b)(50, 18, 122)
HSV (h, s, v)(258°, 85%, 48%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(18, 56, 272°)
Source[1]/Maerz and Paul[5]
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid purplish blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color Persian indigo is displayed at right. Another name for this color is regimental because in the 19th century it was commonly used by many nations for navy uniforms, though it is seldom used in modern times.

Persian indigo is named for an association with a product from Persia: Persian cloth dyed with indigo.

The first recorded use of regimental (the original name for the color now called Persian indigo) as a color name in English was in 1912.[6]

Space cadet

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Main article: Cadet grey § Space cadet
Space cadet
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#1E2952
sRGBB (r, g, b)(30, 41, 82)
HSV (h, s, v)(227°, 63%, 32%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(18, 29, 260°)
SourceResene
ISCC–NBS descriptorDark blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Space cadet is one of the colors on the Resene Color List,[7] a color list widely popular in Australia and New Zealand. The color was formulated in 2007.

This color is apparently a formulation of an impression of the color that cadets in space navy training would wear.

In culture

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Computers

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Navy Blue (HTML)
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#000080
sRGBB (r, g, b)(0, 0, 128)
HSV (h, s, v)(240°, 100%, 50%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(13, 52, 266°)
Source[2]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
  • The color navy was one of the original 16 HTML/CSS colors initially formulated for standardized computer display in the late 1980s.

Military

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Music

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  • Navy Blue is an album by Diane Renay (all the songs are about sailors).[9]

Sports

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Navy blue is used by numerous professional and collegiate sports teams:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CSS Color Module Level 3". w3.org. 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 168 Discussion of color navy blue
  3. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 103; Color Sample of Navy blue: Page 131 Plate 40 Color Sample E11
  4. ^ Gallego, Rosa; Sanz, Juan Carlos (2005). Guía de coloraciones (Gallego, Rosa; Sanz, Juan Carlos (2005). Guide to Colorations) Madrid: H. Blume. ISBN 84-89840-31-8
  5. ^ The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called regimental in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color regimental is displayed on page 117, Plate 47, Color Sample C10.
  6. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203 (It is also stated under the entry on Persian Blue on page 201 that the color on Plate 47 Color Sample C10 (regimental) is a [darker] tone of Persian Blue.); color sample of Regimental: Page 117 Plate 47 Color Sample C10
  7. ^ "Resene Color List". Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Canadian Forces Dress Instructions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009.
  9. ^ "Diane Renay". Archived from the original on 4 April 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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  • Media related to Navy blue at Wikimedia Commons
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