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Aegean Blue

Aegean Blue

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RGB29, 111, 163
CMYK82 32 0 36
HSL202° 70% 38%
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Cultural Story

Aegean Blue

Aegean Blue is Greece's soul color. Santorini's white houses with blue-domed churches look like heaven's silhouette in sunlight. Greeks chose blue doors for two reasons—the "evil eye" belief that blue reflects curses, and the 1967-74 junta's mandate for blue-white uniformity. The Greek flag's nine blue-white stripes represent "Freedom or Death" syllables. Ironically, ancient Greeks considered blue a barbarian color.

Origin

Named after the Aegean Sea, widely used in Greek traditional architecture for doors and windows.

Symbolism

Aegean Blue symbolizes freedom, the sea, and the Mediterranean spirit.

Historical Origin

Blue-white in Greek architecture dates to antiquity, but modern uniformity began under the 1967-74 junta.

Traditional Applications
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Related Poems
Γαλάζιο όπως η θάλασσα.
—— 传统
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