Bleu de France (colour)
| Bleu de France | |
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| Hex triplet | #318CE7 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (49, 140, 231) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (79, 39, 0, 9) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (210°, 79%, 91[1]%) |
| Source | Pourpre.com |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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Bleu de France (Blue of France) is a colour traditionally used to represent France. Blue has been used in the heraldry of the French monarchy since at least the 12th century, with the golden fleurs-de-lis of the kings always set on a blue (heraldic "azure") background. A brighter version, based on the blue of the French Tricolour, is used in modern times, particularly in a sporting context. French national teams in all sports will normally use blue as their main colour.
Blue is France's national racing colour, therefore several French motorsport teams have used it, including Alpine, Amilcar, Ballot, Bugatti, Delage, Delahaye, Gordini, Ligier, Mathis, Matra, Panhard, Pescarolo Sport, Prost Grand Prix, Rondeau, Salmson, Talbot-Lago, Voisin. The two notable exceptions are Citroën and Renault: the former has used red and white, whereas the latter has used yellow and black.
Race cars in Bleu de France
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Bugatti Typ 35C Grand Prix Racer (1926)
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Delage D6.jpg
Delage D6
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Delahaye 135 MS (1935)
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Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Prix 1949 blue v TCE.jpg
Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Prix (1949)
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CD Panhard LM64 (1964).jpg
CD Panhard LM64 (1964)
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Matra MS10 2008 Goodwood.jpg
Matra MS10 (1968)
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Alpine Renault.jpg
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Rondeau M382.jpg
Rondeau M382
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Ligier JS11-15 (1980)
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Prost AP04 F1 (2001)
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Pescarolo Sport 16 (2008)
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