Cerulean
| Color Coordinates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hex triplet | #007BA7 | |
| RGB | (r, g, b) | (0, 123, 167) |
| CMYK | (c, m, y, k) N | (255, 67, 0, 88) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (196°, 100%, 65%) |
| N: Normalised to [ 0–255 ] (changing to [0–100]) | ||
Cerulean is a range of colors from deep blue, sky-blue, bright blue or azure color through greenish blue colors. The word cerulean is derived from the Latin word "caeruleum", which means sky or heavens. This was in turn from Latin caeruleus dark blue: resembling the blue of the sky.
Use in Artistic Painting
In classical times, this term was used to describe blue pigments, particularly mixtures of copper and cobaltous oxides. These early attempts to create sky blue colors were often less than satisfactory due to greenish hues and lack of permanence. When the pigment cerulean blue was invented, it largely superseded all these prior pigments.
Additional Information
Cerulean is..."...the color of the sky on a serene, crystal clear day,"according to Pantone, Inc., the world's leading authority on color and color trends.
Cerulean is also the name of a city in the English translation of the original Pokemon games.