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The Color Blue
Blue is one of the three primary colors, red, yellow and blue.
That means that all other colors can be made from them. Blue and red makes purple, blue and yellow makes green, etc.
Blue is a very popular color and is what I call a safe color to use with interior decorating.
It is always in fashion, the shade of blue changes but not greatly, and we can therefore use it with great confidence in our designs.
It is a calming color, great for using in bedrooms and bathrooms.
It is useful for children's bedrooms as they can simply alter the color of the accents and accessories as they get older and change the way blue looks.
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Using two tones of the color blue works well in this bedroom. |
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For example, blue and butter yellow when they are babies, blue and mint green for toddlers, blue and orange for young kids, blue and white for high school kids. You can go as far as your imagination. What color do you think of when I say blue? I think cobalt blue - rich and bright, others think navy blue - dark and authoritive, many think powder blue - especially those who are pregnant! Our perceptions of blue are quite different. By adding a neutral to blue we can get a wide range of blues, adding black we get navy blue, adding white we get the powder blue. Bear this in mind when you are matching colors with blue, if white has been used then it is often best to stick to that tone of color to coordinate with it, for example, powder pink, pale lemon, mint green as these work well together. Below are some meaning of the color blue and for more ideas on how to use blue visit our color website, blue.
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In this Section:
Color Menu | Color Tips | Choosing a Look | White - Why Not? | Color and Nature | Spring into Color | The Mythology of Yellow |
Color Menu | Color Tips | Choosing a Look | White - Why Not? | Color and Nature | Spring into Color | The Mythology of Yellow |
