What are the Different Hues of Blue

The first thing that comes to your mind when you think of blue is the sky. The term blue is derived from the French word "blue". Commonly we use "blue" to refer to any color from navy blue to cyan. Do you know there is a unique species of cat known as Russian blue cat? Blue is one of the colors that is not only soothing to the eye, but also loved by millions around the world. It is a fact that almost everyone likes at least one hue of the color blue. Take a glance at the various hues of blue.

What are the Different Hues of Blue?

Hues of Blue	Description
Air Force Blue	It is a medium shade of azure and is associated with the Royal Air Force (Britain).
Alice Blue	It is a shade of bluish-cyan and was most preferred shade of Alice Roosevelt, daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt.
Azure	It is a shade between cyan and blue. It is used to describe the color of the mineral azurite.
Baby Blue	It is a hue of blue, which is a shade lighter than cyan.
Bleu Celeste	This hue of blue is also known as light blue or sky blue.
Brandeis Blue	This hue of blue is associated with the University of Brandeis.
Carolina Blue	This hue of blue is also known as "Tar Heel" blue. It is the official color of the schools of North Carolina.
Ceil Blue	This hue is pale blue in color and is mostly associated with surgical scrubs.
Cerulean Blue	This term is used to describe the various hues of blue ranging from deep blue, light blue through greenish blue shades.
Cobalt Blue	This hue of blue is a desaturated blue color made from cobalt salts.
Columbia Blue	This hue is a light blue. Pantone Inc. defined the Columbia blue as Columbian blue 3.
Cornflower Blue	This hue of blue is a light shade of azure with a tincture of green.
Denim Blue	This hue is the color of the denim cloth, after being dyed with indigo. Denim blue symbolizes youth culture.
Dodger Blue	This hue of blue is the color of the uniform of LA Dodgers (Football Team).
Duke Blue	This hue of blue is the official shade of Duke University uniform.
Egyptian Blue	This blue was a pigment discovered by the ancient Egyptians and it is chemically known as calcium copper silicate. Romans called this hue blue caeruleum.
Electric Blue	This shade is closer to cyan and it is used to denote the color of lightning and electric spark.
Eton Blue	This hue is a greenish blue.
Federal Blue	This is a dark shade of blue.
Green Blue	This hue is also known as Cerulean blue.
Indigo	This hue lies between blue and violet on the electro-magnetic spectrum.
International Klein Blue (IKB)	This deep blue shade was discovered by the French artist Yves Klein.
Iris Blue	This hue got its name from Iris flower and is used to describe pale blue or mauve.
Majorelle Blue	This hue of blue was discovered by the French artist Jacques Majorelle, in 1924.This shade of blue is described as clear and fresh.
Maya Blue	This hue is a unique bright blue. It was discovered and widely used by the Mayan and Aztec civilizations.
Midnight Blue	This is a deep shade of blue which almost looks like black.
Navy Blue	This shade of dark blue got its name from the dark blue uniform of the Naval officers of the Royal Navy.
Non-photo Blue	It is a shade of blue that is used by the graphic designers.
Periwinkle Blue	The name was derived from the plant periwinkle which bears flowers of the combination of the hues, indigo and violet.
Persian Blue	This shade of blue comes in three hues - bright blue, grayish blue and indigo blue.
Prussian Blue	This dark blue shade, discovered by the Germans, was used to dye the Prussian army uniform. Hence, the name Prussian blue.
Royal Blue	This shade is used to describe both, the bright and the dark hues of blue. This shade was invented by the millers in Rhode, Somerset.
Sapphire Blue	This saturated shade of blue got its name from the various shades of the gem sapphire.
Steel Blue	This hue of blue resembles steel.
Ultramarine Blue	This blue pigment is derived from the combination of the silicates of aluminum and sodium with a sulfide or a sulfate.
Yale Blue	This shade of dark blue is associated with Yale University.