![]() ![]() The word comes from the Latin ‘lapis’, which translates into ‘stone’, and ‘lazuli’ meaning ‘blue’. The earliest forms of blue were extracted from the semi-precious limestone rock mixture ‘lapis lazuli’ in Middle east. However, “the blues” in some cultures may also evoke feelings of sadness and depression 4/ In middle-east cultures such as in Greece and Turkey, blue is the color of the evil eye, a talisman that is meant to protect from these evil spirits.īlue is considered a positive and non-threatening color, therefore it is one of the most chosen colours in branding, advertising, and product design. Hindus associate blue with Krishna, the god of love and joy, and Judaism associates blue with divinity and holiness. 2/īlue in Eastern cultures is associated with spirituality and immortality. Although another more recent research in 2017 proved that the favorite colour was a deep teal. Initially using ultramarine (one of the most popular blues used among artists in all ages – especially during Renaissance), he created nearly 200 blue monochrome paintings, trying to capture sky’s blue.īlue is known to be the favorite color among people, as research from the University of Maryland proved ( with blue as the favorite color among 42% of men and 29% of women). The color obtained is a pure color, that is a color without any addition of black or white pigments, and without any degree of toxicity inside, as instead it is for many other blue pigments created in the past ( for example Prussian blue).Īnother version of the blue pigment which is close to YInMn blue is known as International Klein Blue (IKB), created by artist Yves Klein in 1947. The professor of materials science at Oregon State University was doing research on materials and electronic devices, when a sample he had put in the furnace came out in a beautiful, very intense and vibrant hue of ultramarine blue. The pigment is the first new blue discovered in 200 years, accidentally invented by Mas Subramanian. This special blue was also called “Bluetiful” after a competition held in England and the United States in 2017 to find a “popular” name for this color. The name derives from its chemical components’ symbols on the Periodic Table of Elements: yttrium, indium and manganese.
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