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Red and blue is a color combination with strong symbolic resonance in American contexts, representing the two major political parties—Republicans (red) and Democrats (blue).
The phrase often signals political division or, conversely, bipartisan unity: a red and blue America, representatives from red and blue states.
Outside politics, red and blue appears in discussions of color theory, emergency lights, or team rivalries.
- violetSmall five-petaled wildflower
- color wheelCircular hue organization chart
- primary colorsUnmixable base pigments
- patrioticDevoted to homeland
- flagCloth symbol or signal
American · stars and stripes · police · police lights · siren · lights · primary · colors · mix · blend · veins · arteries · blood vessels · blood · cold · warm · political · Democrat
- color pairingsblack and white, black and gold, green and gold, purple and gold, green and white
- PennWharton, Quakers, ENIAC, Founders Day
- SEC SchoolsAlabama football, Bama, Ole Miss, SEC, NCAA
- Armenian culturelavash, traditional costumes, carpet weaving, dolma, wedding customs
red and bluepurple
Hue between crimson and azure
bipartisan · nonpartisan · unified · independent · centrist
red, blue, reds, blues, redden, reddened, reddening, reddish, redder