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Savoy blue
Savoy blue
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#9DB8CF
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(157, 184, 207)
HSV (h, s, v)	(208°, 24%, 81%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(74, 27, 236°)
Source	Color adopted by the Italy national football team in the tournament Confederations Cup 2009
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light greenish blue
	B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte);

Savoy blue
Savoy blue
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#007CC3
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(0, 124, 195)
HSV (h, s, v)	(202°, 100%, 76%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(50, 75, 246°)
Source	Color adopted in label of the Piedmont Region
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong blue
	B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte);

Savoy blue
Savoy blue
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#4B61D1
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(75, 97, 209)
HSV (h, s, v)	(230°, 64%, 82%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(45, 94, 262°)
Source	[Unsourced]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid blue
	B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte);

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Savoy blue (Italian: blu Savoia) or Savoy azure (azzurro Savoia), also known as Italian blue (blu italiano), is a shade of saturated blue between peacock blue and periwinkle, lighter than peacock blue.^[1] Since the middle ages, it is the colour of the House of Savoy, the royal dynasty of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1946.

Having become a National symbol of Italy with the Risorgimento (1859–70), its use continued even after the birth of the Italian Republic (1946) under the name Italian blue. Currently, it's used in the Presidential Standard of Italy, the sashes for the Italian Armed Forces' officers and the presidents of the Provinces of Italy during the official ceremonies, and of the blue jersey for Italian national sports teams.

Historical origin

The origin of the colour seems to date back to 20 June 1366 when Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy, before leaving for the Alexandrian Crusade to help his cousin, the Byzantine emperor John V Palaiologos, wanted that on the flagship of the fleet of 17 ships and 2,000 men, a galley from the Republic of Venice, waved, next to the red banner with the silver cross of the Savoys, a blue flag:^[2]

[...] of devotion of Azure Banner with the image of Our Lady in the field sown with stars (gold). And that colour of sky consecrated to Mary is, as far as it seems to me, the origin of our national colour [...]^[a]
— Luigi Cibrario

The colour therefore has a Marian implication, bearing in mind that there is also the possibility that the use of a blue banner by the Savoys started earlier.^[4] In any case the oldest documented Savoy flags, dating back to 1589, have the colours red, white (or the colours of the coat of arms of the dynasty) and blue.^[5] The latter colour acquired over time prevalence until it became the Italian national colour.

Use

Referring to the Marian devotions, the ribbons of the Order of the Annunciation (the highest Savoyard order of chivalry), are blue, as are the ribbons of the Military Order of Savoy until 1855 and of the Medal of Military Valor and the War Cross for Military Valor until today.^[6]

For the officers, a blue sash was provided in the outfit, worn passing over the right shoulder and knotted on the left side. In 1572 this use was made obligatory for all the officers by Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy.^[6] Through various transformations, the Savoy blue sash is still the main insignia of the Italian armed forces' officers, who dress it both in ceremonial services and, sometimes, on guard.^[6] The Soldiers of the Royal Sardinian Army before 1848 wore a blue cockade.

Other uses in the Republican era of Savoy blue are the edge of the Italian presidential standard as well as on the institutional flags of some primary public offices (Prime Minister of Italy, minister and undersecretary of defence, high degrees of the Italian Navy and of the Italian Air Force), as well as on the distinctions of the presidents of the Italian provinces^[6]^[7] and on the aircraft used by the Frecce Tricolori.

The Italy national football team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup

In the sporting field, the Savoy blue distinguishes almost all of the athletes who represent Italy internationally in any discipline: the origin of the use of this colour dates back to 6 January 1911, when the Italy national football team faced in Milan the Hungary national football team.^[6]^[8] The term blue shirt by now represents for metonymy the international appearance for Italy, and the athletes who represent the country are called azzurri.^[9]

There is no univocal colour coding of the blue shirt, so that the shade of blue is historically varied over time both within the same national team and, for example, in the same historical era between national teams of different disciplines.^[10]

Other shades of colour

Notes

^ […] di devozione di Zendado Azzurro con l'immagine di Nostra Signora in campo seminato di stelle (oro). E quel colore di cielo consacrato a Maria è, per quanto a me pare, l’origine del nostro color nazionale […]^[3]

Citations

^ Grossmann 1911.
^ Martinelli 2006, p. 45.
^ De Sonnaz 1911.
^ Martinelli 2006, p. 46.
^ Martinelli 2006, p. 48.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Azzurri - origine del colore della nazionale" (in Italian). 29 July 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
^ Legislative Decree 18 August 2000, n. 267, article 50, on the subject of "Consolidated law on local government regulations"
^ Marchesini 1999, p. 317.
^ Except in motor sports, where the color assigned to Italy traditionally is the rosso corsa, and in other disciplines such as cycling and winter sports, which often make use of white.
^ "La maglia azzurra nei suoi 100 anni di storia: tutte le divise dell'Italia" (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ "Il nuovo marchio della Regione Piemonte" (PDF) (in Italian). Regione Piemonte. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2011.

References

Gerbaix de Sonnaz, Carlo Alberto (1911). Bandiere stendardi e vessilli di Casa Savoia, dai Conti di Moriana ai Re d'Italia (1200-1861) (in Italian). Tipografia S. Giuseppe degli artigianelli.
Grossmann, Maria (1988). Colori e lessico: studi sulla struttura semantica degli aggettivi di colore in catalano, castigliano, italiano, romeno, latino ed ungherese (in Italian). Gunter Narr Verlag. ISBN 3-87808-370-X.
Martinelli, Alessandro (February 2006). "L'azzurro italiano". Vexilla Italica (62). Centro Italiano Studi Vessillologici.
Marchesini, Daniele (1999). Gli italiani e il Tricolore. Patriottismo, identità nazionale e fratture sociali lungo due secoli di storia (in Italian). Il Mulino. ISBN 88-15-07163-6.

[4] […] di devozione di Zendado Azzurro con l'immagine di Nostra Signora in campo seminato di stelle (oro). E quel colore di cielo consacrato a Maria è, per quanto a me pare, l’origine del nostro color nazionale […]^[3]

[FOOTNOTEGrossmann1911-1] Grossmann 1911.

[FOOTNOTEMartinelli200645-2] Martinelli 2006, p. 45.

[FOOTNOTEDe_Sonnaz1911-3] De Sonnaz 1911.

[FOOTNOTEMartinelli200646-5] Martinelli 2006, p. 46.

[FOOTNOTEMartinelli200648-6] Martinelli 2006, p. 48.

[:0-7] "Azzurri - origine del colore della nazionale" (in Italian). 29 July 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

[8] Legislative Decree 18 August 2000, n. 267, article 50, on the subject of "Consolidated law on local government regulations"

[FOOTNOTEMarchesini1999317-9] Marchesini 1999, p. 317.

[10] Except in motor sports, where the color assigned to Italy traditionally is the rosso corsa, and in other disciplines such as cycling and winter sports, which often make use of white.

[11] "La maglia azzurra nei suoi 100 anni di storia: tutte le divise dell'Italia" (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2016.

[12] "Il nuovo marchio della Regione Piemonte" (PDF) (in Italian). Regione Piemonte. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2011.

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-'''Savoy blue''' or '''savoy azure''' ({{lang-it|links=no|blu Savoia}} or {{Lang|it|azzurro Savoia}}, is a [[Colorfulness|shade of saturated]] [[blue]] between [[Shades of blue|peacock blue]] and [[Periwinkle (color)|periwinkle]], lighter than peacock blue.{{sfn|Grossmann|1911}} It owes its name to the fact of being the color of the [[House of Savoy]], a [[house of savoy|ruling dynasty in the county of savoy from 1003 to 1416, the duchy of savoy, from 1416 to 1714 the kingdom of Sardinia piedmonte from 1720 to 1861 and Italy]] from 1861 to 1946.
+'''Savoy blue''' ({{langx|it|blu Savoia}}) or '''Savoy azure''' ({{Lang|it|azzurro Savoia}}), also known as '''Italian blue''' ({{Lang|it|blu italiano}}), is a [[Colorfulness|shade of saturated]] [[blue]] between [[Shades_of_cyan#Peacock_blue|peacock blue]] and [[Periwinkle (color)|periwinkle]], lighter than peacock blue.{{sfn|Grossmann|1911}} Since the middle ages, it is the colour of the [[House of Savoy]], the royal dynasty of the [[Kingdom of Italy]] from 1861 to 1946.
-Having become a national color with the [[Risorgimento|unification of Italy]] (1859–70), its use continued even after the [[birth of the Italian Republic]] (1946) with the name "Italian blue". An Italian-blue border is in fact inserted on the edge of the [[Presidential Standard of Italy]], and the use of the blue scarf for the [[Italian Armed Forces]]' officers, for the presidents of the [[Provinces of Italy|Italian provinces]] during the official ceremonies, and of the blue jersey for [[Sport in Italy|Italian national sports teams]] it was also maintained in the Republican era.
+Having become a [[National symbols of Italy|National symbol of Italy]] with the [[Risorgimento]] (1859–70), its use continued even after the [[birth of the Italian Republic]] (1946) under the name ''Italian blue''. Currently, it's used in the [[Presidential Standard of Italy]], the [[sash]]es for the [[Italian Armed Forces]]' officers and the presidents of the [[Provinces of Italy]] during the official ceremonies, and of the blue jersey for [[Sport in Italy|Italian national sports teams]].
 ==Historical origin==
 [[File:Amedeo VI di Savoia.jpg|thumb|Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy]]
-The origin of the color seems to date back to June 20, 1366 when [[Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy]], before leaving for a [[Crusades|crusade]] commissioned by [[Pope Urban V]] and organized to help the Byzantine emperor [[John V Palaiologos]], cousin of a maternal part of the Savoy Count, wanted that on the flagship of the fleet of 17 ships and 2000 men, a [[galley]] of [[Republic of Venice]], waved, next to the red-crusading silver banner of the Savoys, a blue flag:{{sfn|Martinelli|2006|p=45}}
+The origin of the colour seems to date back to 20 June 1366 when [[Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy]], before leaving for the [[Alexandrian Crusade]] to help his cousin, the Byzantine emperor [[John V Palaiologos]], wanted that on the [[flagship]] of the fleet of 17 ships and 2,000 men, a [[galley]] from the [[Republic of Venice]], waved, next to the red banner with the silver cross of the Savoys, a blue flag:{{sfn|Martinelli|2006|p=45}}
-{{quote|text=[...] of devotion of Azure Banner with the image of Our Lady in the field sown with stars (gold). And that color of sky consecrated to Mary is, as far as it seems to me, the origin of our national color [...]{{efn|[…] di devozione di Zendado Azzurro con l'immagine di Nostra Signora in campo seminato di stelle (oro). E quel colore di cielo consacrato a Maria è, per quanto a me pare, l’origine del nostro color nazionale […]{{sfn|De Sonnaz|1911}}}}|author=[[Luigi Cibrario]]|source=}}
+{{quote|text=[...] of devotion of Azure Banner with the image of Our Lady in the field sown with stars (gold). And that colour of sky consecrated to Mary is, as far as it seems to me, the origin of our national colour [...]{{efn|[…] di devozione di Zendado Azzurro con l'immagine di Nostra Signora in campo seminato di stelle (oro). E quel colore di cielo consacrato a Maria è, per quanto a me pare, l’origine del nostro color nazionale […]{{sfn|De Sonnaz|1911}}}}|author=[[Luigi Cibrario]]|source=}}
-The color therefore has a [[Veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church|Marian implication]], bearing in mind that there is also the possibility that the use of a blue banner by the Savoys started earlier.{{sfn|Martinelli|2006|p=46}} In any case the oldest documented Savoy flags, dating back to 1589, have the colors red, white (or the colors of the coat of arms of the dynasty) and blue.{{sfn|Martinelli|2006|p=48}} The latter color acquired over time prevalence until it became the Italian national color.
+The colour therefore has a [[Veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church|Marian implication]], bearing in mind that there is also the possibility that the use of a blue banner by the Savoys started earlier.{{sfn|Martinelli|2006|p=46}} In any case the oldest documented Savoy flags, dating back to 1589, have the colours red, white (or the colours of the coat of arms of the dynasty) and blue.{{sfn|Martinelli|2006|p=48}} The latter colour acquired over time prevalence until it became the Italian national colour.
 ==Use==
+Referring to the Marian devotions, the ribbons of the [[Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation|Order of the Annunciation]] (the highest Savoyard [[order of chivalry]]), are blue, as are the ribbons of the [[Military Order of Savoy]] until 1855 and of the [[Medal of Military Valor]] and the [[War Cross for Military Valor]] until today.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.aserramanna.it/2012/07/azzurri-origine-del-colore-della-nazionale/|title=Azzurri - origine del colore della nazionale|date=29 July 2012|language=it|access-date=26 September 2019}}</ref>
+For the officers, a blue sash was provided in the outfit, worn passing over the right shoulder and knotted on the left side. In 1572 this use was made obligatory for all the officers by [[Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy]].<ref name=":0"/> Through various transformations, the Savoy blue sash is still the main insignia of the Italian armed forces' officers, who dress it both in ceremonial services and, sometimes, on guard.<ref name=":0"/> The Soldiers of the [[Royal Sardinian Army]] before 1848 wore a blue [[cockade]].
+[[File:Flag of the President of Italy.svg|thumb|The [[Presidential Standard of Italy]]]]
+Other uses in the Republican era of Savoy blue are the edge of the Italian presidential standard as well as on the institutional flags of some [[Italian order of precedence|primary public offices]] ([[Prime Minister of Italy]], [[Ministry of Defence (Italy)|minister and undersecretary of defence]], high degrees of the [[Italian Navy]] and of the [[Italian Air Force]]), as well as on the distinctions of the presidents of the [[Provinces of Italy|Italian provinces]]<ref name=":0"/><ref>Legislative Decree 18 August 2000, n. 267, article 50, on the subject of "Consolidated law on local government regulations"</ref> and on the aircraft used by the {{lang|it|[[Frecce Tricolori]]}}.
 [[File:Italia82.JPG|thumb|left|The [[Italy national football team]] at the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]]]]
-[[File:Flag of the President of Italy.svg|thumb|The [[Presidential Standard of Italy]]]]
 [[File:2014 Women's Six Nations Championship - France Italy (89).jpg|thumb|[[Debora Ballarini]] and [[Silvia Gaudino]] during a match of the [[Italy women's national rugby union team]]]]
+In the sporting field, the Savoy blue distinguishes almost all of the [[Sport in Italy|athletes who represent Italy internationally]] in any discipline: the origin of the use of this colour dates back to 6 January 1911, when the [[Italy national football team]] faced in [[Milan]] the [[Hungary national football team]].<ref name=":0"/>{{sfn|Marchesini|1999|p=317}} The term blue shirt by now represents for [[metonymy]] the international appearance for Italy, and the athletes who represent the country are called ''azzurri''.<ref>Except in motor sports, where the color assigned to Italy traditionally is the ''[[rosso corsa]]'', and in other disciplines such as cycling and winter sports, which often make use of white.</ref>
+There is no univocal [[colour coding]] of the blue shirt, so that the shade of blue is historically varied over time both within the same national team and, for example, in the same historical era between national teams of different disciplines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerstyle24.it/la-maglia-azzurra-nei-suoi-100-anni-di-storia/|title=La maglia azzurra nei suoi 100 anni di storia: tutte le divise dell'Italia|access-date=20 February 2016|language=it}}</ref>
-Referring to the Marian cult, the ribbons of the [[Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation|Order of the Annunciation]] (the greatest Savoyard knight sign, transplanted also in the kingdom of Italy), were blue; blues, also in the Republican era, are also the ribbons of the [[Medal of Military Valor|decorations of military valor]] ([[Gold Medal of Military Valour|gold]], silver, bronze medal and the [[War Cross for Military Valor|war cross]]).<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.aserramanna.it/2012/07/azzurri-origine-del-colore-della-nazionale/|title=Azzurri - origine del colore della nazionale|language=it|access-date=26 September 2019}}</ref>
+==Other shades of colour ==
-Later, even for the officers, a blue scarf was provided in the outfit, dressed as a neck-band passing over the right shoulder and knotted on the left side. In 1572 this use was made obligatory for all the officers by [[Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy]].<ref name=":0"/> Through various transformations, the savoy blue scarf is still the main rank of the Italian armed forces' officers, who dress it both in ceremonial services and, sometimes, on guard.<ref name=":0"/>
-Other uses in the Republican era of color are the border of the Italian presidential banner (blue, in [[heraldry]], means "law" and "command") as well as on the institutional flags of some [[Italian order of precedence|primary public offices]] ([[Prime Minister of Italy|President of the Council of Ministers]], [[Ministry of Defence (Italy)|minister and undersecretary of defense]], high degrees of the [[Italian Navy]] and of the [[Italian Air Force]]), as well as on the distinctive range of the presidents of the [[Provinces of Italy|Italian provinces]],<ref name=":0"/><ref>Legislative Decree 18 August 2000, n. 267, article 50, on the subject of "Consolidated law on local government regulations".</ref> on the Italian blue cockade and on the aircraft used by the [[Frecce Tricolori]].
-In the sporting field, the blue of Savoy distinguishes almost all of the [[Sport in Italy|athletes who represent Italy internationally]] in any discipline: the origin of the use of this color dates back to 6 January 1911, when the [[Italy national football team]] faced in [[Milan]] the [[Hungary national football team]].<ref name=":0"/>{{sfn|Marchesini|1999|p=317}} The term blue shirt by now represents for [[metonymy]] the international appearance for Italy, and the athletes who represent the country are called ''Azzurri''.<ref>Except in motor sports, where the color assigned to Italy is traditionally the [[red race]], and in other disciplines such as cycling and winter sports, which often make use of white.</ref>
-There is no univocal color coding of the blue links, so that the shade of blue is historically varied over time both within the same national team and, for example, in the same historical era between national teams of different disciplines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerstyle24.it/la-maglia-azzurra-nei-suoi-100-anni-di-storia/|title=La maglia azzurra nei suoi 100 anni di storia: tutte le divise dell'Italia|access-date=20 February 2016|language=it}}</ref>
-==Other shades of color==
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 |source=Color adopted in [[Label (heraldry)|label]] of the [[Piedmont]] Region<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regione.piemonte.it/comunicaregione/21/21approfondimento.PDF|title=Il nuovo marchio della Regione Piemonte|language=it|publisher=Regione Piemonte|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303225438/http://www.regione.piemonte.it/comunicaregione/21/21approfondimento.PDF|archive-date=3 March 2011}}</ref>
 |isccname=Strong blue}}
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 |title=Savoy blue
 |hex=9DB8CF
+|source=Color adopted by the Italy national football team in the tournament [[FIFA Confederations Cup 2009|Confederations Cup 2009]]
-|textcolor=white
-|r=157|g=184|b=207
-|c=38|m=19|y=10|k=0
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-|source=Color adopted by the Italian national football team in the tournament [[FIFA Confederations Cup 2009|Confederations Cup 2009]]
 |isccname=Light greenish blue}}
 |}
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 == See also ==
 * [[National symbols of Italy]]
+* ''[[Rosso corsa]]''
 ==Notes==
 {{notelist}}
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 * {{cite book|last=Grossmann |first=Maria |title=Colori e lessico: studi sulla struttura semantica degli aggettivi di colore in catalano, castigliano, italiano, romeno, latino ed ungherese|year=1988|publisher=Gunter Narr Verlag|language=it|isbn=3-87808-370-X|ref={{sfnref|Grossmann|1911}}}}
 *{{cite journal|journal=Vexilla Italica|title=L'azzurro italiano|last=Martinelli|first=Alessandro |number=62|date=February 2006|publisher=Centro Italiano Studi Vessillologici}}
-* {{cite book|last=Marchesini|first=Daniele |title=Gli italiani e il Tricolore. Patriottismo, identità nazionale e fratture sociali lungo due secoli di storia|year=1999|publisher=Il Mulino|language=it|isbn=88-15-07163-6|ref={{sfnref|Marchesini|1999}}}}
+* {{cite book|last=Marchesini|first=Daniele |title=Gli italiani e il Tricolore. Patriottismo, identità nazionale e fratture sociali lungo due secoli di storia|year=1999|publisher=Il Mulino|language=it|isbn=88-15-07163-6}}
 {{refend}}