At Gradient, we always seek to be true to our name. (Or is it #brand?) As such, we were quick to inform you when scientists discovered a color on the spectrum that, scientifically speaking, is best described as “ugly AF.” So of course, we couldn’t hold out when we heard about Oregon State researchers that just so happened to find a brand new color. And this time, it’s wonderful!

Mas Subramanian, an OSU chemist, was fooling around with a bunch of materials — manganese oxide in particular — that could be utilized with electronics. After heating a collection of manganese oxide mixtures at almost 2000 degrees Fahrenheit, one turned out to be a vivid blue. A beautiful, soothing, perfect blue:

The color, named “YInMn” after it’s chemical makeup, is a gorgeous, vibrant blue that probably resembles the blue a Breaking Bad meth head sees after their first hit of Blue Sky. It’s so excellent a blue, it may even improve human life. No, really, not only is it non-toxic, Subramanian describes YInMn as “a new candidate for energy efficiency.”

You can read more about YInMn blue here. Look and live!

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