Question: What Color is Sapphire?
Named for the gemstone of the same name (which is also the September birthstone), sapphire is a shade of blue. Sapphires come in other colors but the color name sapphire refers to blue.
Answer: In reality blue sapphire gemstones come in many shades of blue from light to dark. Today the color sapphire generally refers to a medium cornflower blue shade of blue up to darker, deeper, but still bright blues.
Specifying Sapphire Blue
- Sapphire (Web color cornflowerblue) | Hex #082567 | RGB 8,37,103
- Light Sapphire blue | Hext #6495ED | RGB 100,149,237
- Sapphire blue is a cool color.
- Sapphire carries the blue symbolism of importance and confidence. Although it's not a light or pastel blue, it still has something of a fresh, spring-like quality with a touch of childlike playfulness. Deeper sapphire blues also carry a connotation of wealth, elegance, beauty, and royality. Traditionally the sapphire, and by extension the color sapphire, symbolizes truth and sincerity.
