Capri
A strong blue-green named for the sea and grotto near Capri, Italy
Capri is a vivid blue-green shade, matching the look of the Mediterranean Sea near the island of Capri and the famous Blue Grotto on a clear day. The name first appeared in English in 1920, and the colour matches what is called deep sky blue in digital standards.
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- Named after the sea and Blue Grotto near Capri, Italy
- First called 'Capri' in English in 1920
- Matches the digital colour deep sky blue
- Defined by the hex code #00BFFF
- Its complement is vermillion
What colour is Capri?
Capri is a bright, clear blue-green, sitting between blue and green on the colour spectrum. Its look is close to the deep, luminous water seen in the Blue Grotto and around the island of Capri in Italy. Capri stands out from other blues by its strong greenish tint and its association with the Mediterranean.
Where does Capri come from?
The name comes from the Italian island of Capri, where the sea and the Blue Grotto show this striking colour on sunny days. The first time 'Capri' was used as a colour name in English was in 1920. The shade is also known as deep sky blue in digital colour lists, and its coordinates were set in the late 1980s.
How Capri is defined
Capri is not a pigment or dye, but a colour value defined by digital standards. Its exact hue is set at 195 degrees on the RGB colour wheel, and it is represented by the hex code #00BFFF.
Turquoise around the world
What the turquoise and cyan family means from country to country.
The old colour word qing covers green, blue and the shades between. In the five-element system it belongs to wood, the east and spring.
Nature and renewalCalmSource: Blue鈥揼reen distinction in languageTurquoise, firuzeh in Persian, has been mined near Nishapur for thousands of years. It is worn against the evil eye, and its colour covers the domes of mosques in Isfahan.
Protection and healingSacred and holyAweSource: TurquoiseIn the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mary wears a blue-green cloak covered in stars. Turquoise was precious to the Aztecs, who used it in mosaic masks.
Sacred and holyAweSource: Our Lady of GuadalupeThe English word turquoise comes from the French for Turkish, because the stone reached Europe through Ottoman lands. Tiles from Iznik made the colour a mark of Ottoman mosques.
Royalty and powerSource: TurquoiseThe mosques and tombs of Samarkand are faced with turquoise and deep blue tiles. The three great madrasas of the Registan square and their ribbed turquoise domes are the best known.
Sacred and holyAweSource: RegistanShades and relatives of Capri
Capri is sometimes called deep sky blue in computer graphics and web design. It is close to other blue-greens like cyan and azure, but is set apart by its specific hue and its link to the waters of Capri. Its opposite on the colour wheel is vermillion, a strong red-orange.
Colours that go with Capri
Harmonies are worked out from the value #00BFFF. Contrast ratios follow the WCAG 2 formula.
Questions people ask about Capri
What colour is Capri?
Capri is a bright blue-green shade, similar to the clear water seen near the island of Capri and in the Blue Grotto in Italy.
Where does the name Capri come from?
The name comes from the Italian island of Capri, whose sea and famous Blue Grotto show this colour on sunny days.
Is Capri the same as deep sky blue?
Yes, in digital colour standards, Capri and deep sky blue have the same colour coordinates.
When was Capri first used as a colour name?
The first recorded use of Capri as a colour name in English was in 1920.
What is the complementary colour of Capri?
The colour opposite Capri on the colour wheel is vermillion, a strong red-orange.
Good reading and sources
The facts on this page come from the Wikipedia article "Capri (color)", written by its contributors and used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, and from its Wikidata record (CC0). Rang rewrote the text in its own words, with AI assistance, and compares every page with the article to make sure no passage is copied. It may be reused under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence with a link back.
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