pastel_blue colors

Literary analysis:

In literature, pastel blue is often employed as a subtle yet evocative color that enhances both physical and emotional landscapes. In descriptions of settings, pastel blue appears as a transformative hue—from the merging wallpaper and ceiling in a cozy design ([1]) to walls that shift from blue to white, transporting the observer to another universe ([2]). It also colors the features of characters, such as the eyes that carry a dense melancholy in their pastel blue glow ([3]). Beyond personal attributes, pastel blue lends a regal but understated quality to interiors—from the pale carpet complementing a royal emblem ([4]) to decorative elements on a French War Loan poster and clean chintzes that evoke a delightful ambiance ([5], [6]).

The pictured design of the wallpaper, its background merging with the pastel blue of the slanted ceiling....
— from Moment of Truth by Basil Wells
Now the pastel blue walls of the room slowly faded to white, and then I was somewhere else, a universe away, surrounded by blank nothingness.
— from Life Blood by Thomas Hoover
The eyes, of a dim yet dense pastel blue that told darkly in his faded face, were intent, too, but not acute; they dwelt; they did not penetrate.
— from Christmas Roses and Other Stories by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Upon the backs of the chairs, embroidered in gold upon the damask, was the royal crown and cipher, while the rich carpet was of pale pastel blue.
— from The Great Court Scandal by William Le Queux
At the end of the room a group of nymphs in Nile green and pastel blue could be seen emerging from under a French War Loan poster.
— from Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos
It was a delightful little place, bright with clean chintzes and a carpet of pastel blue.
— from Behind the Throne by William Le Queux

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