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The source of this color is the Royal Air Force flag displayed within the history pages of the official website of the Royal Air Force: [http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/ Go to Chapter 7—Cultural & Organizational Heritage; click on this chapter and a PDF file will come up; go to page 370, which is page 56 of 66 in the PDF file—there will be a May 1948 picture of the flag displaying the official colors of the Royal Air Force by the King’s heraldry scribe:] |
The source of this color is the Royal Air Force flag displayed within the history pages of the official website of the Royal Air Force: [http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/ Go to Chapter 7—Cultural & Organizational Heritage; click on this chapter and a PDF file will come up; go to page 370, which is page 56 of 66 in the PDF file—there will be a May 1948 picture of the flag displaying the official colors of the Royal Air Force by the King’s heraldry scribe:] |
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[[Image:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg|thumb|250px|left|Royal Air Force [[Ensign]]. Flag ratio: 1:2]] |
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==Air force blue in human culture== |
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'''[[Military]]''' |
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* The color ''air force blue'' is used in the [[ensign]]s of many of the air forces of the [[British Commonwealth]]. |
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* A color close to the [[British]] air force blue is used for the uniforms of the [[United States Air Force]]. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[List of colors|List of colours]] |
* [[List of colors|List of colours]] |
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Hex triplet | #5D8AA8 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (93, 138, 168) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (204°, 45%, 66%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (55, 37, 234°) |
Source | Internet |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Air Force Blue is a medium light shade of the colour blue. This shade gets its name from the light blue colour which is associated with the Royal Air Force and other air forces which use the colour to mark out their particular service identity. In the modern RAF, the shirts worn as part of the service dress and service working dress uniforms are both air force blue. Air force blue is also the predominant colour of the Royal Air Force Ensign.
The source of this color is the Royal Air Force flag displayed within the history pages of the official website of the Royal Air Force: Go to Chapter 7—Cultural & Organizational Heritage; click on this chapter and a PDF file will come up; go to page 370, which is page 56 of 66 in the PDF file—there will be a May 1948 picture of the flag displaying the official colors of the Royal Air Force by the King’s heraldry scribe:
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/250px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png)
Air force blue in human culture
- The color air force blue is used in the ensigns of many of the air forces of the British Commonwealth.
- A color close to the British air force blue is used for the uniforms of the United States Air Force.
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