The color Sapphire or sapphire blue is a color that is based on the appearance of the noble corundum variety called sapphire , which contains iron and titanium oxides .
The standard sapphire color is purplish blue and it usually appears standardized in chromatic inventories, serving as a general reference for the sapphire color. The non-specific sapphire color, meanwhile, is blue and is based, without being particularly faithful to the model, on the appearance of the moderate blue sapphire varieties.
The color designation “sapphire” also includes colorations similar to the standard color, called sapphire. The sapphire color is included in the iconolinguistic heritage of the Arab and European cultures.
The color of the deepest Sapphire, which is indigo , has been hidden until now behind other more spectacular and brilliant gems.
Summary
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- 1 Etymology
- 2 Features
- 3 objects and / or beings
- 4 References
Etymology
- From the late Latin sapphīrus, and this from the Greek σάπφειρος Sáppheiros, perhaps voice of or. Persian.
Features
- The Sapphire color is one of the most interesting colors, and on a psychological level it is associated with introverted personalities or with inner life.
- On a psychological level, Sapphire Blue is linked to circumspection or inner thinking, intelligence and deep emotions.
- Blue was a color used by priests to show their association with the heavens. In the Middle Ages, the sapphire represented the union of the priest and the sky, and the sapphires were found in the bishops’ rings. They were also stones chosen by kings. Sapphire is also a symbol of devotion to God.
- This color in its clearest meanings is almost always a positive color, it is the color of infinity, dreams and wonder, and symbolizes wisdom, fidelity, eternal truth and immortality. It also means rest even in dark matte tones.
- Sapphire blue mixed with white is purity, faith, and heaven, so it is a color widely used in religions such as Islam, in which it is a sacred color or in Christianity since in blue tones the color of the risen Jesus .
