Turquoise (color)

Turquoise ( Naming turquoise stone / stone Turks ) denotes a non- uniformly defined color that is seen lying between green and blue. Light with this property can be remitted as body color.

In accordance with a technical definition of the color stimulus arises turquoise, when light is sensed, whose spectral distribution has a maximum of 475 to 500 nm; Here Turquoise is used practically synonymous with the cyan shade. In everyday use, turquoise rather describes the color stimulus of the spectral colors with wavelengths 492-500 nm and a less saturated versions; Turquoise here is not used as a synonym for cyan, but denotes colors that are perceived as more greenish.

Etymology

The color name Turquoise is derived from the color of semi-precious stone turquoise. Descriptive name for the turquoise shades are oriented more or less of substances or objects, and tend

• For the green: blue-green, ice green, turquoise green, sea green
• The Blue Green Blue, Ice blue, turquoise blue, cyan, aquamarine.

Color theory

The turquoise tones result in additive color mixing by the mixture of blue and green.

In the subtractive color mixing, ie when mixing to produce with artists' colors, the turquoise tones result from a mixture of existing Cyan with small amounts of yellow.

In the visible spectrum, the range of 490 to 495 nm can be assigned to the turquoise.

The Turquoise Group in the RGB color space as the range of values

• Decimal:
• Hexadecimal.

Cyan can be defined as a bright turquoise sattestes, especially when the color of the subtractive color mixture is meant.

Colorants

The most beautiful and strongest colorants for color turquoise is phthalocyanine green ( Heliogene ). The original use was as a pigment. By changing the chemical groups, in particular by sulfonation, it is water soluble and is also accessible as a textile dye. Painter used ground for this color turquoise as a pigment.

Colour Psychology

Turquoise in the icy tone is perceived as the coldest of all colors. This color is found in marine or glacial ice, it is the shadow of the cold regions.

Blue Green and Blue Green

• Blue Green denotes strong bluish greens that are still perceived " green " by most people as. Designations are about ice green, sea green. The brightened white graduations, so pale shades rarely have their own color names.
• Green Blue is strongly greenish blue, like ice blue, cyan, turquoise blue, according to the gemstone and aquamarine. This then change into a "cold" blue. Less rich shades of light blue call themselves.
• The borderline case between green and blue, turquoise, depends in its assignment of individual perception.