Don't be confused by the name of sapphire, it has many colors!
Don't be confused by the name of sapphire, it has many colors!
At this year's Sotheby's Spring auction, a 4.17 carat unburned pink sapphire ring became the dark horse, sold for HKD 1.01 million.
Another stunning high priced 20 carat unburned purple sapphire ring was sold for HKD 462000 at the same auction.
In recent years, with the closure of some gemstone mines, the production of many natural gemstones has been decreasing, and more and more collectors are turning their attention to niche colored gemstones. Among them, sapphires with colorful colors have attracted much attention. For example: Princess Eugenie
In 2018, Princess Eugenie of the UK announced her engagement, and in the engagement photos released by the royal family, her engagement ring made the Papalacha Sapphire a hot topic. For a moment, this soft sapphire with pink and orange tones quickly turned red in the colorful gemstone circle.
The name sapphire easily makes novice treasure enthusiasts believe that it is blue. But in fact, there are so many colors of this gemstone that almost everything you want is available——
Colorless
Sapphire and ruby both belong to the corundum family. And corundum belongs to other colored minerals, which can color when there are trace elements in the lattice. Different trace elements lead to different colors, almost including all colors in the visible light spectrum, but when it is pure, it appears colorless and visually appears as transparent.
Except for ruby, all other gemstone grade corundum colors are called sapphires. Colorless sapphire is commonly referred to as white sapphire (white sapphire), or transparent sapphire.
2. Blue
When sapphire is colored by trace elements such as iron and titanium, it will appear blue with different depths and saturation levels. Currently, the most popular ones in the market are:
1 Royal Blue
Royal blue is a bright blue or slightly purple tinged blue with rich color saturation and medium to dark brightness.
Among all the colors of sapphire, royal blue is the most difficult to replicate its true color on the screen or print.
2 Velvet Blue
Velvet blue, also known as velvet blue by many, is one of the most beloved sapphire colors by collectors. It has a hazy, slightly purple toned, heavy blue color that visually resembles velvet.
3 Cornflower Blue
The color of cornflower blue falls between a lighter, softer blue and a deeper, stronger peacock blue and royal blue. It is a contrasting color with saturation ranging from light to rich.
4 Peacock Blue
Its color is as charming as the feathers on the neck of a peacock, with a slight sense of electric light, making people cannot help but marvel at the divine stroke of nature.
5 Indigo
Indigo is a traditional dye with an ancient origin, made from plants in the indigo family. Nowadays, its most common color is the blue of blue jeans.
This color is different from pure blue colors such as cornflower blue, peacock blue, velvet blue, and royal blue, with a darker tone but slightly lower saturation.
6 Dark Blue
After sunset, a deep blue color bloomed in the sky, as if indicating the impending darkness. The deep blue color presented by the sky at this time is currently the most common blue sapphire color on the market.
3. Pink
When sapphire contains a certain concentration of chromium, it gives the gemstone a charming pink hue. Popular ones include:
1 Hot Pink
The color saturation of hot pink is very high, and it looks fluorescent. This is because hot pink sapphire can penetrate more blue purple wavelengths, presenting a bright to dazzling rich pink color.
2 Soft Pink
Although the richer the color of colored gemstones, the better, for fans of light and elegant color schemes, the gentle and peaceful soft pink color reminds people of the tranquility of time.
4. Purple
When sapphire is colored by trace elements such as chromium, iron, titanium, etc., it will appear purple with different depths and saturation levels. Popular ones include:
1 Light purple
The color of light purple gemstones is as captivating as lilacs.
2 Lavender colors
The purple sapphire with a color similar to lavender is commercially known as "lavender colored sapphire" and is the most expensive color among purple sapphires.
3 Purple Red
Due to the high content of chromogenic elements in purple sapphire, when the chromium element is too high, it will produce a purple red color with varying degrees of pink.
5. yellow
When sapphire is colored by iron elements or color centers, it will appear in different shades of yellow. Among them, the most popular ones are:
1 Golden yellow
When yellow sapphire has a bright enough color with a slight orange hue, it is commercially known as golden sapphire.
2 Canary Yellow
When yellow sapphire has a pure, vivid, bright, and high saturation yellow color without any green, gray, brown or other mottled tones, it is commercially known as canary yellow sapphire.
6. Lotus Colors
When sapphire is colored by a certain amount of chromium, iron, or color centers, resulting in a very delicate ratio of pink and orange (strictly controlled at 30% to 70%), and without any other impurities, it will present an indescribable beautiful gemstone color, like the perfect blend of lotus and sunset. This color is called "Padpadscha", which means "the color of lotus" in Sanskrit.
Nowadays, high-quality Papalacha sapphires are in high demand at auctions, with prices comparable to Royal Blue and Cornflower Blue.
7. Green
When sapphire is colored by a certain proportion of trace elements such as iron and titanium, it will exhibit a rich green color.
In addition to the above colors, sapphire also has various colors such as whiskey, black, brown, etc. Anyway, almost all the colors you like have them~
If you have difficulty choosing, then of course you can also all in, all in, such as the colored sapphire pendant shown in the picture below.
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