Heirloom Blue Alba
Bands: BYBBYBBBWBBBYBBY · Stripes: T LO T DB LR DB DP DB W DB DP DB LR DB T LO T LO T DB LR DB DP DB W DB DP DB LR DB T LO
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 16 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=1678
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 1678
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 6406
Thread count
B/8 DY4 B68 DB20 N8 DB8 P8 DB46 LN6 DB46 P8 DB8 N8 DB20 B68 DY/4

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | #5C8CA8 #5C8CA8 | B #2A418A | 0.23 |
| DB | #202060 #202060 | B #2A418A | 0.11 |
| DR | #901C38 #901C38 | R #CC0000 | 0.13 |
| DY | #BC8C00 #BC8C00 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.16 |
| LN | #E0E0E0 #E0E0E0 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.07 |
| N | #A0A0A0 #A0A0A0 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.21 |
| P | #780078 #780078 | B #2A418A | 0.17 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Matchpoint Dress — ΔT 1.02
- Spirit of Fife — ΔT 1.09
- Heirloom Blue Alba (Fashion) — ΔT 1.19
- Historic Scotland (1998) (Corporate) — ΔT 1.23
- McCartney (Evening/Night) — ΔT 1.23
- Historic Scotland (1998) — ΔT 1.28
- Leith — ΔT 1.29
- Royal Air Force Regimental Tartan Tartan Number: 2123. Earliest known date: 1988 The Royal Air Force initially declined to approve this tartan for members of the Air Services. However the tartan was worn by Scottish ex-servicemen and those who have served in Scotland and became quite popular. In 2002 it was officially adopted by the RAF. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.29
- McCartney (Night) — ΔT 1.29
- Tartan Army — ΔT 1.34
Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 14313 variants placed by the first two principal components of the ΔTartan feature space (44% of its variance). Red is this tartan; blue dots are its nearest — click one to open its page.
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