Byzantine blue

Byzantine blue is a color ranging from light celestial blue or lazuli to dark Egyptian blue.

Byzantine blue
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#3457D5
HSV       (h, s, v)(227°, 75%, 84%)
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(52, 87, 213)
SourceInternet
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)
Greek blue, Santorini

It is found on Byzantine frescoes of Hagia Sophia, Nerezi (Nerezian blue), in Macedonia.

Variations

Dark Byzantine blue

The dark variation is best described as the color of the Byzantine night sky; it resembles dark blue-grey, Prussian and Navy blue, well attested on frescoes and mosaics.[1]

Dark Byzantine blue
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#2A2F4D
HSV       (h, s, v)(231°, 45%, 30%)
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(42, 47, 77)
SourceInternet
ISCC–NBS descriptorDark purplish blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)
Blue of Nerezi (Neresko plavo)

References

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