blåtonad

Blåtonad is a Swedish adjective describing something that has a blue tint or blue hue. It is formed from the words blå (blue) and tonad (toned) and is used to indicate that the color balance of an object, image, or material leans toward blue rather than being neutral or warm.

The term is commonly applied across several domains. In everyday language, blåtonad can describe textiles, paints, finishes, or decor that appear bluish. In design and visual arts, it refers to color schemes or palettes where blue tones predominate, often to convey a cool, calm, or somber mood.

In photography and film, blåtonad images have a bluish color balance. In digital workflows, blue toning can be achieved through color grading or edits that shift hue toward blue. Historically, some photographic processes used blue-toning as a method to alter the appearance of prints, though modern usage more often describes the resulting look rather than a specific chemical technique.

Within fashion and apparel, blåtonad fabrics or garments describe blue-tinted appearances, including light sky blues or deeper indigo tones. In publishing and media, layout and photography may be described as blåtonad when a blue-dominated aesthetic is used.

See also: blue-toned, cool color, color grading. Blues and blue-toned visuals are typically associated with calmness, coolness, and contrast with warmer hues, and blåtonad serves as a concise descriptor across media and materials.