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This article is written in British English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, travelled, centre, defence, artefact, analyse) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

Blue was nominated as a good article, but it did not meet the good article criteria at the time (November 2, 2019). There are suggestions on the review page for improving the article. If you can improve it, please do; it may then be renominated.

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Etymology and linguistics	3,274	3,274
Optics and colour theory	3,345	7,234
LED	2,565	2,565
Lasers	1,324	1,324
Shades and variations	965	2,036
As a structural colour	1,071	1,071
Colourants	402	7,801
Artificial blues	3,622	3,622
Dyes for textiles and food	1,108	1,108
Pigments for painting and glass	860	860
Inks	500	500
Inorganic compounds	1,309	1,309
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Plants and fungi	1,723	1,723
Animals	5,235	5,235
Eyes	4,671	4,671
History	44	14,506
In the ancient world	6,483	6,483
In the Middle Ages	2,710	2,710
Renaissance through 18th century	2,764	2,764
19th-20th century	2,505	2,505
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Uniforms	2,377	2,377
Religion	5,586	5,586
Sports	1,936	1,936
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See also	100	100
References	28	28
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Further reading	1,323	1,323
External links	675	675
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Semi-protected edit request on 7 March 2024[edit]

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Blue is one of the three primary color in the RYB color model Marxbarx (talk) 09:41, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 14:54, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Blue is one of the three primary colors in the RYB colors model (traditional colors theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colors model.[2] It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The term blue generally describes colours perceived by humans observing light with a dominant wavelength between approximately 450 and 495 nanometres. Most blues contain a slight mixture of other colors; azure contains some green, while ultramarine contains some violet. Jacksparrowthepirate (talk) 09:51, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. GrayStorm^{(Talk|Contributions)} 15:08, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jacksparrowthepirate seems to be asking to change "colour" to "color", but this article uses British English so nothing needs to be done (MOS:ENGVAR). — The Earwig (talk) 16:22, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]