Cerulean - Cerulean Blue

Cerulean Blue
Color coordinates
Hex triplet #2A52BE
sRGBB (r, g, b) (42, 82, 190)
CMYKH (c, m, y, k) (87, 74, 0, 0)
HSV (h, s, v) (224°, 78%, 75%)
Source
B:Normalized to (byte)
H:Normalized to (hundred)

At right is displayed the color cerulean blue.

The first recorded use of cerulean blue as a color name in English was in 1859.

Pigments through the ages shows a "Painted swatch of cerulean blue" that is representative of the actual cobalt stannate pigment. This color swatch matches the color shown in the color box at right5.

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