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  2. Shades of blue - Wikipedia

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    Navy blue is a shade of the standard (h = 240°) blue. Navy blue got its name from the dark blue (contrasted with white) worn by sailors in the Royal Navy since 1748 (originally called marine blue before 1840) and subsequently adopted by other navies around the world. The first recorded use of navy blue as a color name in English was in 1840. [24]

  3. Navy blue - Wikipedia

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    Navy blue is a dark shade of the color blue. French sailor in dark blue uniform Navy blue got its name from the dark blue (contrasted with naval white) worn by officers in the Royal Navy since 1748 and subsequently adopted by other navies around the world.

  4. Military colours, standards and guidons - Wikipedia

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    Navy 1993–2023: Emblem of KPA with gold four anchor above, bicolour of white and navy blue with 5 alternating stripes between the large stripes (3 dark blue, 2 white) in the middle; Navy from 2023: A gold ring with above and laurel wreath below, a red star bearing the national emblem in gold, bicolour of white and navy blue with 5 alternating ...

  5. Uniforms of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    An officer inspects enlisted sailors in Service Dress Blue (2008) A female U.S. Navy officer in Service Dress Blue uniform (2012) The Service Dress Blue (SDB) uniform consists of a dark navy blue suit coat and trousers (or optional skirt for women) that are nearly black in color, a white shirt, and a black four-in-hand necktie for men or a neck tab for women.

  6. Blue - Wikipedia

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    In 1748, the Royal Navy adopted a dark shade of blue for the uniform of officers. [77] It was first known as marine blue, now known as navy blue. [82] The militia organized by George Washington selected blue and buff, the colours of the British Whig Party. Blue continued to be the colour of the field uniform of the US Army until 1902, and is ...

  7. Military beret - Wikipedia

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    Navy blue – Standard berets for the Navy, worn by all personnel such as Naval seamen and naval sailors in duty of ships' company, or on the Naval bases. Black – Submarine forces Dark Blue – Naval Aviation, Underwater Rescue Service, Naval Hydro-Oceanography Center

  8. Blue in culture - Wikipedia

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    Most German soldiers wore dark blue uniforms until the First World War, with the exception of the Bavarians, who wore light blue. [40] In 1748, the British uniform for naval officers was officially established as an embroidered coat of the colour then called marine blue, now known as navy blue. [41]

  9. List of colors by shade - Wikipedia

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    Cyan is any of the colors in the blue-green range of the visible spectrum, i.e., between approximately 490 and 520 nm. It is considered one of the main subtractive primary colors. Cyan is sometimes considered green or blue because of the way it appears.