Knightly Ophiuchus Royal

Old English cniht, young man / knight — adjectival suffix -ly. As a color modifier, knightly implies a saturated-and-chivalrous-and-medieval quality, the deep-rich color of medieval-English-and-French knight-and-squire armorial-bearings-and-livery tradition. Sits at the bold-and-chivalrous end of the grid, parallel to gallant and cavalier.

Greek Ὀφιοῦχος, serpent-bearer. As a color modifier, ophiuchus implies a serpent-bearer-and-thirteenth-sign-and-Asclepius quality, the visual register of Hellenic-Ophiuchus-and-Asclepius-serpent-bearer hand-serpent-bearer-and-thirteenth-sign-and-Asclepius Hellenic-Ophiuchus-and-Asclepius-serpent-bearer-and-Rod-of-Asclepius ophiuchus-and-serpent-bearer-and-thirteenth-sign surfaces under Hellenic-Ophiuchus-and-Asclepius-serpent-bearer-and-Rod-of-Asclepius autumn-and-November-and-December serpent-bearer-light. Sits at the modifier-and-zodiac end of the grid, parallel to scorpio and sagittarius in usage.

The blue of European royal court dress and regalia from the late seventeenth century forward — the color of British peers' robes, French royal sashes, the lining of the crown-jewel cases. The color refers to a saturated, slightly violet-shifted blue with the matte finish of velvet or melton wool dyed to maximum intensity: deeper than cornflower, warmer than ultramarine, with the heraldic weight of a color reserved for monarchs and the official Crown.