One of the hardest colors to make is not just blue—it's actually cerulean

The Devil Wears Prada made a cerulean sweater a moment in fashion history. But its scientific history is much older, and more ...
The New York Times

A Black History of the Color Blue

Imani Perry’s impressionistic “Black in Blues” finds shades of meaning — beautiful and ugly — in art, artifacts, music, fashion and more. By Alexandra Jacobs When you purchase an independently ...
KPBS

A new book explains what the color blue can teach us about Black history

What do Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, jazz and the middle passage all have in common? Scholar and author Imani Perry explains — it's the color blue. In her new book, Black in Blues: How a Color ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Celebrate the Holiday Season with the Museum’s Stunning Collection of Blue Specimens

Learn how this rare hue shows up in the natural world with some of the Smithsonian’s bluest specimens Ellyn Lapointe This time of year, the color blue is everywhere from holiday lights and decorations ...