Sunday, April 26, 2009

What is the difference between marina blue and royal blue colors?

I'm trying to find personalized napkins for wedding and www.efavormart.com it says marina blue but i can't tell if it matches royal blue good.

What is the difference between marina blue and royal blue colors?
Marina is more green and royal is a deeper blue. If you need help matching colors go down to the hardwood store and get a paint sample. Their free and it will be less stressful. Good luck!
Reply:Everyoen is different., but Marine blue usually has more green in it and Royal blue is a bright, deep blue like the blue of the Kansas City "Royals" baseball team.
Reply:Marina blue is closer to aqua . Blue tinted with green . Royal is a deep tone of blue. Blue tinted with red and black
Reply:Marina is a place with moorings for pleasure yachts etc,Royal were King and Queen for Royal Family.
Reply:Marina blue would have a lighter tint in it plus it is more tropical.Royal blue would just simply be a darker hue. Does the wedding have a theme?You could see if it is appropriate for the theme.Thanks.
Reply:the difference is the tinting royal blue has more black and brown in the mix marina has more white and green in it
Reply:Ask for swatches, samples, or if it's on-line, ask what Pantone PMS colour they're using.





As a graphic artist, we see people (companies) naming their stuff all sorts of whacky names, some less whacky like "Yahoo Orange."





Here's a link to a very abbreviated colour list: http://www.browndogmarketing.com/bdm_pan...





(that's not my company; we use books of swatches directly from the company and you must pay for the use of them. Pantone PMS colours are the industry standard.)





If you have Photoshop, and it's on-line: take a screen shot of the colour or drag and drop it onto your desktop. Basically, get that swatch. Open Photoshop and using the "magic wand," select that colour. In the "info" box, it will tell you the CMYK colour breakdown (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black). Take a note of those #'s and where they go.





Make sure foreground is selected in your toolbox. When you click on it, the "Color Picker" will open. In the boxes marked CMYK, type in the #'s you made note of earlier. Then, click on "Custom." Use the drop-down menu to "Pantone Solid Coated" and it will give you the Pantone PMS colour.





ie: C: 0, M: 100, Y: 99, K: 4 makes PMS 485.





Then, you can look up the actual PMS #'s somewhere else and get a better idea of exactly what you're looking at.


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