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Encyclopedia > Bleu celeste

Bleu celeste ("sky blue") is a rarely-occurring tincture in heraldry (not being one of the seven main colours or metals or the three "staynard colours"). Initially considered to be European rather than English or Scottish, after the Second World War it became more prevalent in England in badges of coats relating to the Royal Air Force, or the arms of those with some RAF connection. While in the post_WWII period bleu_celeste is depicted as a darker shade, in prior times it was depicted as very light, and has even been treated as a metal, as azure charges have been placed on a bleu celeste field, and vice versa.


Bleu celeste can be seen in the arms of (http://www.mad_alchemy.com/hsc/tress1.htm) the Canadian Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn.


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Azure - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (284 words)
Because it comes from a French word that simply means "blue", a wide range of color values is used in the depiction of azure in armory and flags.
In addition to the standard blue tincture called azure, there is a lighter blue sometimes found that is called bleu celeste or "sky blue".
Neither azure nor bleu celeste is precisely defined as a particular shade of blue, but azure is consistently depicted in a much darker shade.
Train Bleu (316 words)
Bleu celeste ("sky blue") is a rarely-occurring tincture in heraldry (not being one of the seven main colours or metals or the three "staynard colours").
Bleu celeste can be seen in http://www.mad-alchemy.com/hsc/tress1.htm the arms of the Canadian Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn.
The ''parti bleu'' formed an alliance with Tories in Upper Canada in the legislative assembly of the united Province of Canada, and later joined with them to form the Conservative Party of Canada.
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