Cobalt blue
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Cobalt blue is a cool blue colour. People used to make it using cobalt salts. Cobalt blue is used widely by artists. Many pieces of glassware have this colour--glassware that does have this colour is called cobalt glass.
The first written use of cobalt blue as a colour name in English was in 1777.[1]
Meaning of cobalt blue[change | change source]
- John Varley suggested cobalt blue as a good substitution for ultramarine blue for painting skies.
- Maxfield Parrish, famous partly for the intensity of his skyscapes, used cobalt blue, and cobalt blue is sometimes called Parrish blue as a result.
- Cobalt blue was the primary blue pigment used in Chinese blue and white porcelain for centuries, beginning in the late 8th or early 9th century.[2]
Tones of cobalt blue colour comparison chart[change | change source]
| Name | Color | HEX Code | Red | Green | Blue | Hue | Sat | Lum | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobalt blue | #0047AB | 0 | 71 | 171 | 215° | 100% | 34% | ||
| Zaffre | #0014AB | 0 | 20 | 171 | 233° | 100% | 34% | ||
| Smalt | #003399 | 0 | 51 | 63 | 220° | 100% | 30% | (Dark Powder Blue) | |
| Spanish Cobalt Blue | #00438A | 0 | 67 | 138 | 211° | 100% | 27% | Cobalt Blue (Gallego & Sanz) | |
| Thenard Blue | #333C87 | 51 | 60 | 135 | 234° | 45% | 36% | Gallego & Sanz |
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 91; Color Sample of Cobalt Blue: Page 131 Plate 34 Color Sample L7
- ↑ "Chinese visual arts » Stylistic and historical development, 1206–1912 » Yüan dynasty (1206–1368) » Ceramics." Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Accessed 14 May 2009.