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Background Information About Blue

The color displayed, above in title, is Steel Blue 1 which is a single shade lighter than the standard Steel Blue. The hex nmber of Steel Blue 1 is #63B8FF while the standard version of Steel Blue is #4682B4. Steel Blue 1 is a naturally occurring color. We see it every day in nature. Think about the moment before Twilight: when the sun has set, yet the aura of light seeping beyond the grasp of the horizon clings to greedily to waning day. That moment is when you will see a Steel Blue sky. Steel Blue 1 though more commonly referred to as Cobalt blue is a Blue is represented in the major cultures of the world.


Steel Blue 1 is a naturally occurring color. We see it every day in nature. Think about the moment before Twilight: when the sun has set, yet the aura of light seeping beyond the grasp of the horizon clings to greedily to waning day. That moment is when you will see a Steel Blue sky. Steel Blue 1 though more commonly referred to as Cobalt blue is a Blue is represented in the major cultures of the world.


In the United States, the color blue represents coolness, superiority, calmness and sadness. This is opposed to its menaning in Japan as a color of villains and supernatural monsters like Godzilla and Mothra! However if you are in Tibet, the color blue is representative of Tibet. I didn't know that the Tibetans used Elephants.

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