Blue is one of the colors of the rainbow that people can see. It’s nature’s color for water and sky but is rarely found in fruits and vegetables. Today, the color blue is embraced as the color of heaven and authority, denim jeans, and corporate logos.
Blue is sharply refracted by the eyes. This causes the lens to flatten and to push the blue image back. We perceive that blue areas are receding and smaller.
Here are some Facts About Nature’s Color Blue.
1. In ancient Rome, blue was worn by the public servants, which marked the beginning of the idea for today’s police uniforms.
Image Source:- uppermac2. The color blue is the least common one amongst the food we eat. Actually, blue is said to suppress your appetite, so perhaps avoid using it when marketing food or cooking.
Image Source:- bakingbusiness3. Dark Blue has been used greatly in logo development of conservative or traditional companies. Consider IBM (even called Big Blue), Nestle, Royal Bank, Bell Telephone, etc. Even the term ‘blue-chip’ relates to stocks of high quality or value.
Image Source:- valueresearchonline4. Blue is a color used to show coldness. It is also one of the colors your lips can turn if you are chilly.
Image Source:- pixabay5. Most color blues convey a sense of trust, loyalty, cleanliness, and understanding. On the other hand, blue evolved as a symbol of depression in American culture.
Image Source:- pixabay6. Scientists generally agree that humans began to see blue as a color when they started making blue pigments. Cave paintings from 20,000 years ago lack any color blue since as previously mentioned, blue is rarely present in nature. About 6,000 years ago, humans began to develop blue colorants.
Image Source:- pixabay7. A survey has shown blue to be the best-selling color in women’s sweaters because women think men like it.
Image Source:- showroomglam8. Historically, blue was one of the most expensive pigments for painters. This meant that the color was only used for important subjects. As an example, in the Renaissance age, the Virgin Mary was the most important subject painted and most of the art from that time show her wearing blue.
Image Source:- pixabay9. You’ve probably heard of the phrase ‘seeing red’. While red alludes to strong and passionate emotions, ‘feeling blue has quite the opposite meaning. It represents the calm feelings and lack of strong emotion associated with this color – such as sadness or depression.
Image Source:- pixabay10. Even the chance of blue eyes is rare among humans. Both parents need to have blues eyes or both have to carry the recessive blue gene for their child to have blue eyes. Brown eyes are the more dominate color worldwide.
Image Source:- pixabay11. Blue ranks so high as a favourite color that you can’t go wrong if you use blue. However, blue can be over-used and may wind up a design cliché if used alone. Combining blue with another color creates a more creative effect.
Image Source:- pixabay12. As navy blue became more popular among authorities, people began to associate it with the idea of authority. Thus, different shades of blue needed to be developed in order to convey the color’s original peaceful, subdued meaning. Robin’s egg blue and pale, powder blue were developed for this purpose.
Image Source:- pixabay13. Blue is often used to decorate offices because research has shown that people are more productive in blue rooms.
Image Source:- scottbrownpainting14. Lapis lazuli is the semi-precious stone that resembles the color blue shade. Ancient Egyptians used it for ornaments and jewelry. It was also used to create ultramarine, and as an expensive pigment for Renaissance art.
Image Source:- gemrockauctions15. The color of relaxation lowered blood pressure, and reduced appetite, blue is a color that has both history and popularity. It has really never been unpopular but more recently, indigo and robin’s egg blue have made trendy comebacks in home decor and fashion. Even Louis XIV knew the beauty of pale blue, using it as the main colour of the court at Versailles in the mid-1700s.
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