What are some different shades of the color blue?

Some different shades of the color blue include Alice blue, sky blue and Prussian blue. Alice blue was named after Alice Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt's eldest daughter. It is a pale type of azure that is sometimes found on icebergs.

Sky blue is the color of the sky at noon. Celeste is a variation of sky blue, and there are several variations of celeste. These include celeste polvere, which is dusty sky blue; celeste pallido, which is pale sky blue; celeste velato, which is veiled sky blue and celeste opaco, which is opaque sky blue.

Prussian blue is not just a color but a chemical. It was discovered in the 18th century, and its chemical name is Iron (III) - hexacyanoferrate (II).