Cobalt blue
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Cobalt blue is a cool blue colour. Louis Jacques Thénard discovered this color in 1802.[1][2] People make it using cobalt salts. That is why it is called cobalt blue.
Cobalt blue is used by many artists. Many pieces of glassware have this colour. Glassware that has this colour is called cobalt glass.
Cobalt blue in popular media
change- John Varley said that cobalt blue should be used to paint skies. Before this, ultramarine blue was used.
- Maxfield Parrish was a famous painter who painted the sky. People liked the bright colors that he used in his paintings. Commonly, he used cobalt blue. Because of this, cobalt blue is also called Parrish blue.
- Cobalt blue was used in Chinese blue and white porcelain. It was the main blue pigment because it was easy to make. It was first used during the late 1700s and early 1800s. It was very good and they used it for a long time after.[3]
Tones of cobalt blue colour comparison chart
change| 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 |
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Louis Jacques Thénard". philamuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ↑ Brown, Evan Nicole (February 5, 2021). "It's Not Every Day We Get a New Blue". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Chinese visual arts » Stylistic and historical development, 1206–1912 » Yüan dynasty (1206–1368) » Ceramics." Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Accessed 14 May 2009.