I recently bought some RS485 cable, it had two pairs, both had stripes. One was mostly blue with a white stripe and the other was white with a blue stripe.

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/r383d.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/r383d.png)

I'm mostly used to ethernet with a pair consisting of completely solid and white with a stripe. 

Large phone cables have solid with white stripes, and solid.

So is there a meaning to any of these? Is the striping set by manufacturers or have any meaning beyond indicating a pair?