Sapphire
Deep sapphire blue — calm, steady, and quietly dignified.
Printing this design
A deep blue accent on a pale ground with a double-rule frame. Like Burgundy, this achieves formality without a dark cover’s ink cost, and the blue converts to a solid grey in mono rather than washing out. The double rules photocopy reliably. A sensible choice for a formal service with a large print run.
Choosing the photograph
The arch crop needs headroom above the head. Deep blue is a firm accent, so a plain background keeps the cover disciplined. Formal portraits and uniformed photographs both sit well here — it is a common choice for services with a civic or military element.
Questions about Sapphire
- Is it suitable for a service with uniformed attendance?
- It is one of the designs chosen for exactly that — police, military, emergency services and civic funerals. The blue and the double rules carry an institutional register that suits the occasion without being literal about it.
- How does it compare to Navy & Gold?
- Navy & Gold is a dark full-bleed unveiling cover with heavy ink coverage; Sapphire is a light-covered funeral design carrying blue as an accent. Sapphire costs far less to print and photocopies; Navy & Gold does neither, but has more presence.
- Does the blue print consistently?
- More reliably than the pale accents. Deep blues hold their character across printer types and survive conversion to black and white with their weight intact.