Is it supposed to be the military color like for WW1, or just a name for a car paint color? I always wondered.
Blue is a traditional French colour, but I believe it can come in various shades/tones. The colour people may associate with it now are the tunics that the French troops wore in the Napoleonic times as it was quite a standout colour on the battlefield when seen next to the British red tunics. Maybe one of the french guys here could describe it better.
The actual blue tone of the French flag was changed recently:
The hue of the French blue may not be an exact “science”, just saying …
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Funny, every depiction of the French flag I’ve seen was in dark blue. I’ve never seen medium or light blue used instead.
Photos of flags against a light background can be deceptive …
Dark, light, medium are also subjective terms
The Tamiya is the light blue. The historical flag of France is darker blue. Which blue represent France? All of them.
Unrelated story, I saw so many people calling it “stupid” for changing it into dark blue until I told them that it is their tradition blue with from their history.
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The story of the modern flag of France: Flag of France - Wikipedia
My bringing this subject up in the first place was because I read that French softskin vehicles in WW1 were supposed to be light blue. I did look up pictures of various WW1-era French trucks, and one was the blue matching the Tamiya color. I want to do the French version of the Model T ambulance, and I assume that the Tamiya French Blue would be suitable for the purpose.