Can I get your opinion on what classic cornflower blue sapphire color looks like, gang? Like, just sort of a ballpark range?

[Arthur Kennedy]

I'd say this right here (the lovely Miss Gengar!) is indeed classic cornflower. They can be lighter too, which I don't personally recommend. Tone and saturation tend to go hand-in-hand with blue sapphire, so finding that sweet spot is your aim. Royal, though wonderfully saturated, often veers too dark in tone. Other shades you may want to look at, OP, are peacock (not to be confused with the teal variety) and velvet, which are sort of in between cornflower and royal. These are all subjective names, of course, but basically you'd be looking for just one notch deeper in tone, which in turn will give you the more intense saturation of a royal without being too dark. My sapphire was sold to me by Enhoerning as peacock.

Count me in as liking the "Velvet" color best on this graphic, too.

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

I think you don’t like the purple tinge?

This looks like the actual flower cornflower blue whereas I feel that trade cornflower blue looks nothing like the actual flower cornflower colour. Trade cornflower is more of a vivid pure mid blue?

Yeah, I think you summed it up nicely.

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

Regardless of the name of the colour, the one that appeals to me the most is the one named "Velvet" on this pic.

DK

Ditto!

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

I love looking through Lotus' color designation page. The only one I don't agree with is the padparadscha example, since it's either pink with orange staining or bi-color (both of which would preclude it according to the LMHC).

Velvet and peacock are the only two blue sapphire colors here that I like. Nice chart!

 

[Autumn in New England]

But this picture looks so much less vivid than it used to, right? Not sure what has happened. I know I have saturation issues when I upload photos here if it is png vs jpg -- but in this case even the original on the Lotus site looks so "meh." (Compare them to @Mrsz1ppy's avatar, for example.) Some of the individual examples are still amazing on the Lotus site but the color chart looks so flat.

Hmm now that you say it, I did notice they sort of look like photos of photos... muddled.

And I agree on that weird variegated pad -- but at least it's the more vivid variety that I (and few others) prefer!

Same! Even though I don't love the overly saturated ones, I still prefer them to the lighter ones. But that narrow sweet spot somewhere in the middle is

.

And I agree with @Mrsz1ppy above -- I think Lotus compares "Velvet" (or an adjacent one) to cobalt glass. I will look for my tiny book. It accompanied one of the bigger Hughes sapphire books that I bought years ago.

Oh interesting! I'd love to hear more about the peacock and velvet designations, if you can find it.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

I love looking through Lotus' color designation page. The only one I don't agree with is the padparadscha example, since it's either pink with orange staining or bi-color (both of which would preclude it according to the LMHC).

i still love teal
blue is way too complicated

 

[glitterata]

Beautiful rings! And that big solitaire blue sapphire in particular is perfection--- not too dark and not too light. That's exactly the type of color I'm looking for in a lab Sapphire, actually.

One thing that helps my blue solitaire is plenty of silk, which gives it body and helps keep it blue in lower light. You don't get that in lab sapphire. I'm not sure how much that matters--maybe people more familiar with lab corundum than me can comment.

 

[Autumn in New England]

i still love teal
blue is way too complicated

There was a time I was looking for the perfect teal sapphire. Never did find it... maybe some day!

 

[Dr_Diesel]

I think both of those rings are great, but the first one is definitely my favorite. THAT looks like the perfect sweet spot color-wise: not too light and not too dark.

I believe Lotus Labs would refer to that as "Intense" Cornflower blue (Cornflower blue with intense saturation). It is a VERY desirable color that responds well in almost every lighting condition

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

I believe Lotus Labs would refer to that as "Intense" Cornflower blue (Cornflower blue with intense saturation). It is a VERY desirable color that responds well in almost every lighting condition

Truly fantastic color!

 

[lovedogs]

I love looking through Lotus' color designation page. The only one I don't agree with is the padparadscha example, since it's either pink with orange staining or bi-color (both of which would preclude it according to the LMHC).

This is super interesting. I never considered cornflower to be so light!

 

[dk168]

Sorry, OFF TOPIC alert, however, this video made me laugh and I hope you would find it funny too!

"White Paint" video - advert for Smarty in UK.

DK

 

[Avondale]

Sorry, OFF TOPIC alert, however, this video made me laugh and I hope you would find it funny too!

"White Paint" video - advert for Smarty in UK.

DK

Would you like this GRS certified cornflower blue with distinct violet and grey tinges?
Or maybe this actual-flower-cornflower blue, it's so lovely.
Perhaps you'd prefer the "mall jeweller from two blocks down" cornflower blue flavour, look at how bright (pssst, desaturated!) and transparent (pssst, windowed!) it is!
And this is such a lovely gem, this is a Lotus certified intense cornflower blue, a true unicorn...

 

[Dr_Diesel]

Would you like this GRS certified cornflower blue with distinct violet and grey tinges?
Or maybe this actual-flower-cornflower blue, it's so lovely.
Perhaps you'd prefer the "mall jeweller from two blocks down" cornflower blue flavour, look at how bright (pssst, desaturated!) and transparent (pssst, windowed!) it is!
And this is such a lovely gem, this is a Lotus certified intense cornflower blue, a true unicorn...

Let’s not forget about corn flour blue. Milky white, perhaps?

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

Sorry, OFF TOPIC alert, however, this video made me laugh and I hope you would find it funny too!

"White Paint" video - advert for Smarty in UK.

DK

Awesome video!!! I always feel the same way when looking at all the different shades of so-called pink sapphire (so many different variations and undertones--- especially with the reds and the purples ).

 

[voce]

My favorite color of sapphire is a word one no one uses when describing them—cobalt.

Mine too! Cobalt has got this intensity to the hue. The best sapphire blue is the same color as the smaller Luc Yen cobalt spinels.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Sorry, OFF TOPIC alert, however, this video made me laugh and I hope you would find it funny too!

"White Paint" video - advert for Smarty in UK.

DK

we used to do this colour called black white
it had the tinest drop of black in it, which made it very white
i used to crack up everytime i mixed it

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Would you like this GRS certified cornflower blue with distinct violet and grey tinges?
Or maybe this actual-flower-cornflower blue, it's so lovely.
Perhaps you'd prefer the "mall jeweller from two blocks down" cornflower blue flavour, look at how bright (pssst, desaturated!) and transparent (pssst, windowed!) it is!
And this is such a lovely gem, this is a Lotus certified intense cornflower blue, a true unicorn...

 

[Er215]

I just purchased this sapphire online that was listed as cornflower blue. I love the pictures and video, but I'm hoping it looks amazing in person. I want to set it into a men's ring in either 14ct. white or yellow gold. It's a no heat from Sri Lanka.

 

[Autumn in New England]

I just purchased this sapphire online that was listed as cornflower blue. I love the pictures and video, but I'm hoping it looks amazing in person. I want to set it into a men's ring in either 14ct. white or yellow gold. It's a no heat from Sri Lanka.

I'd say it's a medium cornflower... lovely bit of violet in there too. But the cushion cut is what's really interesting and actually quite fabulous. Hope you love it! And welcome to PS!!

 

[MMtwo]

Mine was marked as cornflower on the certificate. no heat Ceylon

 

[Lisa Loves Shiny]

@Arthur Kennedy - have you been hunting for your perfect blue sapphire? Or are you still deciding on which color makes your heart sing? It’s really interesting how we choose our gems and what the heart wants. I hope you find your perfect blue.

 

[Begonia]

Mine was marked as cornflower on the certificate. no heat Ceylon

Thud!

 

[Begonia]

Mine was marked as cornflower on the certificate. no heat Ceylon

Could I... perhaps just for a moment... try it on?

 

[MMtwo]

Could I... perhaps just for a moment... try it on?

Awe, you betcha

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

I just purchased this sapphire online that was listed as cornflower blue. I love the pictures and video, but I'm hoping it looks amazing in person. I want to set it into a men's ring in either 14ct. white or yellow gold. It's a no heat from Sri Lanka.

now to me
that looks like cornflower !

keep us posted new friend

 

[Er215]

Thanks for the welcome! I'm loving this forum already! I recently became obsessed with sapphires after my fiancé decided she wanted a sapphire for her engagement ring. Sapphire is also my birth stone. I'll make a new thread once I receive my sapphire!