Denim (color)

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Denim
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Hex triplet		#1560BD
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(21, 96, 189)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(213°, 89%, 74%)
Source		Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Denim is a shade of blue that resembles the shade of blue used in Denim.

This color is an official Crayola color.

[edit] Denim in human culture

Clothing

• Denim is the color of Denim cloth, which after being dyed with Indigo dye, is used to make jeans.

Symbolism

• In the 1960s, denim symbolized youth culture because so many young baby boomers denim jeans.

[edit] See also

List of colors

v • d • e Shades of blue
Air Force blue	Alice blue	Azure	Baby blue	Blue	Cerulean	Cerulean blue	Cobalt blue	Columbia blue	Cornflower blue	Dark blue
Denim	Dodger blue	Egyptian blue	Electric blue	Han Purple	Indigo	International Klein Blue	Light blue	Maya Blue	Midnight blue	Navy blue
Periwinkle	Persian blue	Powder blue	Prussian blue	Royal blue	Sapphire	Sky blue	Steel blue	Ultramarine