the traditional colors of the House of Savoy, the ruling house of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia that established the first modern united Italian state. The association between azure and Italian nationalism led in the Italy national football team donning azure jerseys, giving them the nickname, the Azzurri ("the Azures"). It is also color of the Italian state police (Polizia di Stato). Ken Nordine’s 1966 album “Colors” features the song ‘Azures’. Astronomy The true color of the exoplanet HD 189733b determined by astronomers is azure blue. See also RAL 5009 Azure blue Shades of azure Lists of colors References Tertiary colors Shades of blue Bird colours