There are many colors out there that you may never have even known existed. From colors that have official uses in government organizations, national flags, or even the primary color of multiple universities that consists of various shades and hues of a singular color. Some shades are limited to uses in computer-generated works and development. Below are different shades of blue color with names, along with their respective HTML, Hex, RGB codes, in case you’re looking for a specific shade for your website or design.
Turquoise
Turquoise is a color that is related to the gemstone of the same name. Turquoise also has many different variations to it as listed below. It ranges from Celeste, which is a sky blue variation of turquoise, to light turquoise and then turquoise blue, which is a bluer version of turquoise. There is also medium turquoise, dark turquoise, and bright turquoise.
Turquoise
Hex #40E0D0
RGB 64, 224, 208
Celeste
Hex #B2FFFF
RGB 178, 255, 255
Light turquoise
Hex #AFEEEE
RGB 175, 238, 238
Turquoise blue
Hex #00FFEF
RGB 0, 255, 239
Medium turquoise
Hex #48D1CC
RGB 72, 209, 204
Dark turquoise
Hex #00CED1
RGB 0, 206, 209
Bright turquoise
Hex #08E8DE
RGB 8, 232, 222
Powder Blue
Powder blue is a very pale shade of blue. In the 1650s powder blue was primarily used to refer to cobalt glassware that was used in laundering and dying fabrics, until it became an official color name in 1894. Although in the past, the hue on the cobalt glassware had a much darker blue hue to it compared to the paleness of powder blue. Powder blue is typically used in web development projects.
Powder blue
Hex #B0E0E6
RGB 176, 224, 230
Sky Blue
Sky blue is often referred to as light blue, baby blue, or even angle blue. Sky blue is used in a variety of modern-day applications, ranging from being used in historical atlases to color code Germany and being used in Western culture to represent boys (though historically this color was used in the past to represent girls). Sky blue is also used for the national flags of various nations such as Argentina, the Bahamas, Botswana, Fiji, and more.
Sky blue is also a popular color to use in interior design as the color promotes a sense of calmness, relaxation, and water.
Sky blue
Hex #ADD8E6
RGB 173, 216, 230
Electric Blue
Electric blue is a hue of blue in which the defining characteristics of it varies. It’s a color that represents the bright glow of lightning and electric sparks, as well as the color of ionized argon gas. Electric blue originally got its name due to ionized air glow that is produced during electrical discharges. This definition has changed over the years to include blues that have an “electric” appearance due to their intense and vibrant looks. In popular culture, electric blue is associated with the star sign Aquarius.
Electric blue
Hex #7DF9FF
RGB 125, 249, 255
Air Force Blue
Air Force blue is a variety of colors that are different tones of azure, another shade of blue, that is primarily used in the United States Air Force (USAF), the Air Force Academy, as well as the Royal Air Force (RAF) uniforms, but various other hues of Air Force blue are utilized in different nations air forces as well.
Air Force blue (RAF)
Hex #5D8AA8
RGB 93, 138, 168
Air Force blue (USAF)
Hex #00308F
RGB 0, 48, 143
US Air Force Academy blue
Hex #004F98
RGB 0, 79, 152
Baby Blue
Baby blue is used as the official color for the national flag of Argentina. It’s a palish tint of azure and is considered a pastel color. It has many different variations, ranging from beau blue, which gets its name from the word “beautiful” in French, to baby blue, and little boy blue.
Beau blue
Hex #BCD4E6
RGB 188, 212, 230
Baby blue
Hex #89CFF0
RGB 137, 207, 240
Baby Blue Eyes
Hex #A1CAF1
RGB 161, 202, 241
Little Boy blue
Hex #6CA0DC
RGB 108, 160, 220
Tiffany Blue
Besides being a great name for a little girl, Tiffany blue is associated with the light-medium robin egg blue color that is mostly used in Tiffany & Co. jewelry created by the company. The color was officially used in 1845 in the cover of the company’s first-ever Tiffany’s Blue Book. After that period Tiffany blue has been used in promotional materials by the company, such as boxes and bags. Since 1998, Tiffany blue has been used as the color trademark for the company.
Tiffany blue
Hex #81D8D0
RGB 129, 216, 208
Steel Blue
Steel blue is renowned for its darker appearance as it is a shade of blue that resembles blue steel or steel that has undergone the process of bluing in order to protect the metal from rust. Steel blue is a less vibrant shade of blue and is often considered to be a bluish-grey color.
Steel blue is used in a variety of sports team’s uniforms and on stadiums. Ranging from being used in the uniforms of the Houston Texans football team, to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs or even the Colorado Avalanche hockey team.
Steel blue
Hex #4682B4
RGB 70, 130, 180
Carolina Blue
Carolina blue is a shade of blue that is used as the official school colors of the University of North Carolina, a place where Carolina blue is also referred to as Tar Heel blue.
Carolina blue
Hex #4B9CD3
RGB 75, 156, 211
Turkish Blue
Turkish blue is a shade of blue that has a gray-purple tinge to it, yet it is lighter and more vibrant compared to a navy blue.
Turkish blue
Hex #4F97A3
RGB 79, 151, 163
Maya Blue
Maya blue was and still is a unique shade of bright azure blue. In many pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures, Maya blue was a manufactured pigment that was used in many cultures, such as the Mayan or the Aztecs.
Maya blue is made up of organic and inorganic materials. Primarily indigo dyes that are created from the leaves of Indigofera suffruticosa plants, that are then combined with natural clay and other mineral additives.
Historically, Maya blue was recorded to have first appeared in the 800s and was still used up to the 1500s in several convents located in Colonial Mexico, where Maya blue was mainly used in paintings.
Maya blue has shown properties that showcase resistance to weathering, as many paintings that were done with the color haven’t faded despite being exposed to the weather and time.
Maya blue
Hex #73C2FB
RGB 115, 194, 251
Teal
Teal is a blue-green color that derives its name from the common teal bird. Teal also happens to be the official color of ovarian cancer awareness.
Teal
Hex #008080
RGB 0, 128, 128
Independence Blue
Independence blue is a dark grayish-blue color that was first utilized in 1927.
Independence blue
Hex #4C516D
RGB 76, 81, 109
Cornflower Blue
Cornflower blue is a shade of medium blue that contains very little pigments of green compared to other shades of blue. Sapphire gems that have a much higher value are referred to as cornflower blue, as they have a medium-dark bluish-violet tone to them.
Cornflower blue was considered to be the favorite hue of famous Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer. In 1958, Crayola introduced cornflower blue into their products as an official color.
Cornflower blue
Hex #6495ED
RGB 100, 149, 237
Sapphire Blue
Sapphire blue is a nod to the gemstone of the same name, as sapphire gems are commonly found in various shades of blue, although some sapphire gems can be found in other colors. Sapphire blue is a saturated hue of blue and has many variations to it, such as medium sapphire and B’dazzled blue, which is a color that was introduced in 2001 for Crayola’s Metallic FX series. Blue sapphire and dark sapphire are other kinds of sapphire blue.
Sapphire blue
Hex #0F52BA
RGB 15, 82, 186
Medium Sapphire
Hex #2D5DA1
RGB 45, 93, 161
B’dazzled blue
Hex #2E5894
RGB 46, 88, 148
Blue Sapphire
Hex #126180
RGB 18, 97, 128
Dark Sapphire
Hex #082567
RGB 8, 37, 103
Azure
Azure is a bright blue color that is often used to describe the color of the sky when it’s clear.
Azure
Hex #007FFF
RGB 0, 127, 255
Egyptian Blue
Egyptian blue is a pigment of blue that was primarily used in ancient Egypt for thousands of years. It’s a synthetic pigment that was also introduced to the Romans at some point in time, but soon fell out of use after the Roman era. The manner in which Egyptian blue was produced has been lost to history.
However, with modern technology scientists have discovered that due to Egyptian blues properties of absorbing visible light, the color can prove useful in applications for construction materials that are designed to cool down rooftops or walls in particularly sunny climates.
Egyptian blue
Hex #1034A6
RGB 16, 52, 166
Yale Blue
Yale blue is a particular shade of dark azure that is primarily used in an official capacity at Yale University.
Yale blue
Hex #00356B
RGB 0, 53, 107
Navy Blue
Navy blue is a shade of blue that was named after the dark blue uniforms worn by officers of the British Royal Navy and has been in use since 1748, despite the color being later adopted by other nations’ navy forces.
Navy blue
Hex #000080
RGB 0, 0, 128
Prussian Blue
Prussian blue is a dark blue synthetic pigment that is produced via oxidizing ferrous ferrocyanide salts. It is also referred to as Berlin blue or Parisian blue. Prussian blue has many uses, some of which include in paintings, as the color isn’t solvable in water. It was famously used in Japanese woodblock prints.
Prussian blue also has a medicinal effect as an antidote for certain kinds of heavy metal poisonings, such as thallium and cesium.
Prussian blue
Hex #003153
RGB 0, 49, 83
Space Cadet
Often referred to as space cadet blue, it’s a color that is popular in Australia and New Zealand and was invented in 2007.
Space Cadet
Hex #1D2951
RGB 29, 41, 81
Royal Blue
Royal blue is a color that contains many hues of azure blue. Claimed to have been invented by millers in Rode, Somerset located in England, some of whom won a competition to make a dress for Queen Charlotte, the consort of King George III, that utilized the color. Some variations of the color include the traditional royal blue, queen blue, and imperial blue.
Traditional Royal blue
Hex #002366
RGB 0, 35, 102
Queen blue
Hex #436B95
RGB 67, 107, 149
Imperial blue
Hex #005A92
RGB 0, 90, 146
Periwinkle
Getting its name from the Periwinkle flower, it’s a lighter tone of blue that is often considered to be a lavender blue.
Periwinkle
Hex #CCCCFF
RGB 204, 204, 255
Morning Blue
Morning blue is said to be a representation of the morning sky.
Morning blue
Hex #8DA399
RGB 141, 163, 153
Uranian Blue
Uranian blue is a color that gets its name from the unique blue hue of the planet Uranus.
Uranian blue
Hex #AFDBF5
RGB 175, 219, 245
Fluorescent Blue
Fluorescent blue is a radiant blue that is based on fluorescence. It also serves as the main color for the Indian 50-rupee note.
Fluorescent blue
Hex #15F4EE
RGB 21, 244, 238
Ruddy Blue
Ruddy blue gets its name from the unique colored beak of the ruddy duck. It’s a lighter shade of azure blue.
Ruddy blue
Hex #76ABDF
RGB 118, 171, 223
Shades of Blue Color
Above are some of the different shades of blue you can experiment with, whether you’re looking to create a website or a graphic design. There are endless shades and hues to choose from, leaving a wide berth of room for those who thought they were limited to only a few options.
Jacob is the founder of Color Meanings, a blog about color symbolism and design. He is a world-renowned color expert and a recognized leader in understanding how colors affect human emotion and behavior. 