In the XV century, a coloring pigment was brought from Asia, which was called ultramarine. Translated from Latin, "ultramarine" means "overseas." The basis of color and its coloring beginning has not yet been determined. According to some researchers, sulfur is the basis of this pigment, in the ultramarine it is in a colloidal state. Perhaps this explains the brightness of the shade. So, what color is ultramarine? This is one of the most active and saturated shades of blue.
Artificial and natural ultramarine
For many years, natural ultramarine was the only blue paint that had a similar color purity and was unusually expensive for most ordinary people. For its manufacture, a azure stone was used - lapis lazuli, which in itself is very valuable. Later, an artificial ultramarine color was invented, which is slightly inferior to the natural dye in the purity of blue.
The composition of ultramarine contains silica, lime, sulfur, water, iron, carbon dioxide and many other substances.
Actual color ultramarine
The color of ultramarine (photos are available in the article) is very refined, intense, fresh. This shade identifies constancy, mind, seriousness of views. He is cheerful and quite popular today, he can be found in various areas of our lives, but still this color in clothes is the most popular. Over the past few years, fashion designers have repeatedly turned their attention to him, releasing collections of ultramarine colors.
Fashion collections
In the early 2000s, designer collections were presented in various marine shades, among them - outfits of deep color ultramarine. It harmoniously combines with each of them - sea urchin, French vanilla, pink cameo, blue tint, heavenly path, green lily, spicy cloves, melon, violet.
Later (2012-2013), collections were released where the ultramarine was presented in a slightly different interpretation - as ultramarine green and as Olympic blue. No less successful than with the marine palette, ultramarine in these collections is combined with such shades as golden honey, fried coffee French, tangerine tango, pink German iris, green-yellow chartreuse, pink fog, titanium, smoky-lilac rhapsody. Ultramarine blue and Olympic green are also in perfect harmony. If desired, these shades can be softened with blue, light blue, carbon tones and add some contrasting elements.
Combinations of ultramarine with other shades
Clothing in ultramarine color has a very deep rich look. As mentioned above, a combination of this shade with the native gamut - blue and blue colors will be successful, these tones will soften the saturated color with their muffledness. Ultramarine and white harmonize perfectly. However, one must be careful here, as the finish image may turn out to be too cold and inaccessible. A good addition will be accessories in warm colors, for example, it can be an orange bag, a yellow scarf or shoes in coral color. The presence of one of these elements can melt the coldness of the image. But if there are several of them, you can easily turn into a parrot and spoil such a chic shade.
Note
Products of ultramarine color are very lightfast. The shade is resistant to alkalis, but is absolutely unstable to acids, even of a weak nature. According to a study by scientists, ultramarine undergoes destruction over time. This process is called "ultramarine disease": ultramarine easily absorbs moisture from the air, condenses it in itself, and under the action of moisture, the homogeneity of the substance is destroyed, which ultimately leads to a color change. The hue becomes inhomogeneous, cloudy, not so saturated and even colorless.
Ultramarine is a stable, confident, intense, bold, saturated, and to some extent eccentric color. It looks spectacular not only in clothes, but also in other wardrobe items - gloves, belts, handbags, shoes, scarves. Ultramarine color will certainly appear more than once in the collections of famous designers and, as always, will take its rightful place.