Regal Sleek Royal

Latin rēgālis, kingly — derived from rēx (king). As a color modifier, regal implies a saturated-and-royal-formality quality, the deep-rich color of British-Coronation-period royal vestment-and-mantle and Imperial-State-Crown regalia. Sits at the bold-and-imperial end of the grid, parallel to sovereign and royal in usage.

Middle Dutch sleeck, smooth. As a color modifier, sleek implies a smooth-and-streamlined quality, the visual register of Mid-Century-Modern-and-Streamline-Moderne-sleek hand-streamlined-and-aerodynamic-and-polished aluminum-and-chrome-and-bakelite Mid-Century-Modern-and-Streamline-Moderne sleek-and-streamlined surfaces under Mid-Century-Modern-and-Streamline-Moderne sleek-and-polished light. Sits at the modifier-and-texture end of the grid, parallel to gloss and shine 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.