Dazzling Blue is Pantone’s colour of spring 2014

Every year around December, Pantone announces their "colour of the year" for the upcoming calendar year. But did you know that every September, they also announce a "colour of spring?" While these types of announcements bode well for designers who are seasons ahead, regular folks are left scratching their heads as to how to apply this knowledge.

Nevertheless, due to the wild popularity of their usual colour of the year announcement, we thought you might to stock up on the colour of spring 2014: "Dazzling Blue" while you're shopping over the next couple of months.

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The good news is that Dazzling Blue, a slighted more muted tone of cobalt yet more vibrant than navy, is a colour many women are likely to already own. Pantone compares the shade to Facebook's "social butterfly blue" and Citibank's "bike sharing program."

"It's much more of a motivator from a sales point of view because who doesn't already own something navy?" says the company's executive director Leatrice Eiseman in a release.

The company predicts this colour is going to be at the helm of fashion designers' spring 2014 creations, but suggest that because not every woman is interested in wearing such a bold colour, a more modest hue of blue, Placid Blue, is a good alternative. Luckily, that shade ranked number 7 on their list.

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"What's interesting is we're seeing exciting and fashionable colours as well as more neutral ones," Eiseman says. "It's not as though everyone is willing to wear the bright colours from recent seasons head-to-toe."

In fact, many of the other colours on their list are toned-down versions of bright shades such as Violet Tulip, Hemlock and Cayenne.

Are you a fan of Dazzling Blue? Will you actively seek it for your wardrobe?