Hannay Blue
Bands: BKBKBKBBYBBKBKBKBK · Stripes: T K T K T K T DB LY DB T K T K T K T K T K T K T K T DB LY DB T K T K T K T K
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 18 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=1588
Attestations
This cloth appears in 2 source records; the oldest owns this page.
- 01/01/2005 — Hannay Blue (register-of-tartans, record)
- undated — Hannay Blue Clan/Family Tartan Tartan Number: 6509. Earliest known date: 2005 Jan The Hannay tartan has been long established in the South West of Scotland. An old kilt worn by Commander Alex Hannay (1788 - 1844) was discovered by his descendant, Miss Anne Hannay, in the family chest and came into the possession of Councillor John Hannay, a well known tartan designer and collector. The Hannay Blue is a derivative created for J A Hannah, Balquhidder in 2005. White is exchanged for a muted pale blue. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 (house-of-tartan, record)
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 1588
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 6509
Thread count
B/8 K4 B8 K4 B60 K18 B8 DB28 Y4 DB28 B8 K18 B60 K4 B8 K4 B8 K/18

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 | #2C2C80 #2C2C80 | B #2A418A | 0.06 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| LN | #E0E0E0 #E0E0E0 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.07 |
| LP | #A8ACE8 #A8ACE8 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.23 |
| O | #DC943C #DC943C | Y #F2BF00 | 0.12 |
| Y | #E8C000 #E8C000 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.02 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Katsushika — ΔT 1.07
- Blanton — ΔT 1.09
- Home (Clans Originaux) — ΔT 1.16
- Rankin — ΔT 1.21
- Rankin #2 — ΔT 1.23
- State Seal of Oregon (Fashion) — ΔT 1.24
- Hannay Blue (Fashion?) — ΔT 1.27
- Beck (Personal) — ΔT 1.30
- Illinois St.Andrews Society — ΔT 1.32
- Salem Scottish Dancers (Dance) #2 — ΔT 1.32
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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