Colours of flags and heraldry
National flags, coats of arms and banners.
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Blue
A primary colour seen in the sky and sea, used since ancient times in art and dyeBasic colour
#007FFF
Azure
A clear sky blue, halfway between blue and cyan on the colour wheelNamed shade 路 馃嚠馃嚬 Italy +2
#87CEEB
Sky blue
A light blue named for the colour of a clear daytime skyNamed shade 路 馃嚘馃嚪 Argentina +5
#000080
Navy blue
A deep blue shade named for the uniforms of the Royal NavyNamed shade 路 馃嚭馃嚫 United States +2
#002366
Royal blue
A strong, deep blue linked with royalty and national flagsNamed shade 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France +4
#89CFF0
Baby blue
A soft pastel blue first named in English in 1892Named shade 路 馃嚘馃嚪 Argentina
#318CE7
Bleu de France
A vivid blue long linked with France and its national identityNamed shade 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France
#6699CC
Blue-gray
A cool-toned mix of blue and grey seen in nature, art, and uniformsNamed shade
#4B61D1
Savoy blueblu Savoia
A bright blue between peacock blue and periwinkle, a symbol of Italy since the Middle AgesNamed shade 路 馃嚠馃嚬 Italy
#3E8EDE
Tufts Blue
A clear blue used as the official colour of Tufts UniversityNational or team colour 路 馃嚭馃嚫 United States
#ADD8E6
Light blue
A pale blue shade found between blue and cyan, seen in flags and daily life worldwideNamed shade 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France +5
#2D68C4
UCLA Blue
A clear blue shade worn by UCLA's teams and tied to the Pacific coastNamed shade 路 馃嚭馃嚫 United States
#5D8AA8
Air Force blue
A medium blue-green shade linked to air force uniforms and flagsNamed shade 路 馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom +3
Blue
National colours of Ukraine
Blue and gold as the colours of Ukraine鈥檚 flag, arms and national teamsNational or team colour 路 馃嚭馃嚘 Ukraine
Blue
Blue
A colour long prized in art, faith and dress, from ancient Egypt to modern flagsBasic colour 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +5
#1E3765
U of T Blue
A deep navy blue used by the University of Toronto since its foundingNamed shade 路 馃嚚馃嚘 Canada
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Azure: Marco Almbauer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bleu de France: Lars-G枚ran Lindgren Sweden, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Blue-gray: IlyaHaykinson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Light blue: Yosef Ben Melamed, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Navy blue: Official Navy Page, Public domain, source
- UCLA Blue: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tufts Blue: HereToHelp, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Air Force blue: Mick, CC BY 2.0, source
- Savoy blue: El Gr谩fico, Public domain, source
- Sky blue: Gabriela Ruellan, CC0, source
- National colours of Ukraine: Dobrych, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- U of T Blue: DoubleBlue, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Blue: Marie-Lan Nguyen, Public domain, source
- Blue: NOAA-JMA, CC BY 4.0, source