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50 Names for Blue Colors

John Spacey, June 02, 2023

Blue color names are blue colors that have much culture behind them such that they have a well-known name. These names originate with elements of nature, fashion, symbolic uses of blue and blue pigments. The following are well-known blue color names.

Navy
#000080

Electric Blue
#0004ff

Phthalo blue
#000f89

Lapis lazuli
#001cff

Prussian Blue
#003153

Yale Blue
#00356B

Spanish Blue
#0070bb

Duck Blue
#007791

Cerulean
#007ba7

Teal
#008080

Azure
#0080ff

Robin's Egg Blue
#00cccc

Sky Blue
#00ccff

Blue Raspberry
#00f2e6

Aqua
#00ffff

Blue Velvet
#03053d

Mediterranean Blue
#04a8c2

Midnight Blue
#09004f

Sapphire
#0d00ff

Neon Blue
#0efdff

Egyptian Blue
#1034a6

Glacier Blue
#11b6d8

Fluorescent Blue
#15F4EE

Royal Blue
#1900b8

Denim Blue
#1b4b71

Bluebonnet
#1c1df0

Peacock Blue
#1c23c1

Space Cadet
#1d2951

Dodger Blue
#1e90ff

Delft Blue
#1f305e

Polynesian Blue
#224C98

Celtic Blue
#246bce

Peacoat
#2b2e43

Blueberry
#2d52e9

Bleu de France
#318ce7

Ultramarine
#3f00ff

Turquoise
#40e0d0

Steel Blue
#4682b4

Slate Blue
#48676a

Cobalt Blue
#4a27ff

Neptune Blue
#55d0d6

Cornflower Blue
#6495ed

Ruddy Blue
#76abdf

Carolina Blue
#8ab8fe

Uranian Blue
#afdbf5

Powder Blue
#b0e0e6

Celeste
#b2ffff

Baby Blue
#c3e7fd

Periwinkle
#ccccff

Alice blue
#f0f8ff

Celeste is taken from the Spanish and Italian word for sky and is similar to sky blue -- a bright cyan blue.

Ruddy blue is named for the bright blue bills of male Ruddy ducks.

Ultramarine is the name of a dark blue pigment that was a prized color in ancient and medieval Europe. Its name literally means "beyond the sea" indicating its historical sourcing from mines in Afghanistan. Ultramarine is made by grinding lapis lazuli into a powder.