Sapphire

Sapphire

Sapphire is a gemstone variety of the mineral corundum, the crystalline form of aluminium oxide (α-Al2O3). Pure corundum is colorless, while trace elements in its crystal structure produce a wide range of colors. Blue is the best-known, but sapphires also occur in yellow, green, purple, pink, orange, gray, black, and colorless forms. Red gem-quality corundum is classified as ruby rather than sapphire. The boundary between ruby and pink sapphire is based on color appearance and varies among gemological and trade conventions. Sapphire has a Mohs hardness of 9, making it highly resistant to scratching and abrasion.

Sapphire (song)

"Sapphire" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 5 June 2025 as the third single from Sheeran's eighth studio album, Play, through Gingerbread Man Records and Atlantic Records. The track marks Sheeran's first collaboration with an Indian artist, Arijit Singh, who provides uncredited vocals on the bridge, and is noted for its blend of Western pop and Indian Punjabi musical influences. "Sapphire" peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Sheeran's 43rd top 10 hit in his home country. It also reached top 10 in Switzerland, Belgium (Flanders) and the Netherlands. In India, "Sapphire" topped the IMI International Top 20 Singles chart for 18 weeks. A remix of the song featuring additional verses by Singh was released on 25 July 2025. "Sapphire" was nominated for the iHeartRadio Music Award for Best Music Video.

Shades of blue

Varieties of the color blue may differ in hue, chroma, or lightness, or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also called tints and shades, a tint being a blue or other hue mixed with white, a shade being mixed with black. A large selection of these colors is shown below.

Sapphire

Proper noun

1. A female given name from English from the precious stone.
2. A locality in the Inverell council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Noun

1. A stereotype of an aggressive and domineering black woman.