In literature, royal blue is frequently used to evoke a sense of regality and refined elegance. Authors employ the hue to describe sumptuous fabrics—such as silk, velvet, and taffeta—that adorn characters in richly detailed settings, as seen in descriptions of elegant dresses and uniforms ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5]). Beyond clothing, the color decorates interiors and objects—illuminating scenes with royal blue carpets, draperies, and even leather-bound albums—thereby reinforcing atmospheres of opulence and gravitas ([6], [7], [8]). Additionally, its precise identification among color palettes in technical contexts underlines its enduring association with nobility and meticulous craftsmanship ([9], [10]).
- “Graining I don’t ask for, for he’s not had the education to know its beauty; but a good warm maroon, or a royal blue, now!
— from Nine Unlikely Tales by E. (Edith) Nesbit
- And on the front page was a photograph of dead Nita, her black hair in a French roll, her slim, recumbent body clad in the royal blue velvet dress.
— from Murder at Bridge by Anne Austin
- At present I have only got that you had yellow hair and a royal blue silk dress and a locket.
— from Ann and Her Mother by O. Douglas
- Gudrun was all scarlet and royal blue—a scarlet jersey and cap, and a royal blue skirt and stockings.
— from Women in Love by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
- Lucky Banks came beaming down the steps, and Annabel, in a crisp frock of royal blue taffeta, stood smiling a welcome as the automobile stopped.
— from The Rim of the Desert by Ada Woodruff Anderson
- She found herself in a small, pleasant room with a bright note of colour in the royal blue carpet and window-curtains.
— from The Yellow Streak by Valentine Williams
- The portfolio is in the form of an album, the cover of which is of royal blue morocco leather, handsomely decorated in gold.
— from The Stamps of Canada by Bertram W. H. (Bertram William Henry) Poole
- In one of the towers there was a room whose ceiling was painted a royal blue over-strewn with exquisite gold tracery and blazonry.
— from The Story of a Child by Pierre Loti
- Several colors should be purchased to start with, black, white, cherry red, chrome yellow, prussian or royal blue.
— from Making Tin Can Toys by Edward Thatcher
- Royal Blue, Dark.—Eighteen parts ultramarine blue and 2 parts Prussian blue.
— from Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas, Recipes and Processes