Their beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The great thing about sapphires is that you can decide which color you prefer. For example, chromium is responsible for pink sapphire color, and iron and titanium traces result is a blue sapphire. These color forms are due to different oxides within the mineral and they offer a fabulous range of alternatives to other colored gems which may be less durable. While the deep blue color is most commonly associated with sapphires, they also come in a wide range of other colors, including colorless, pale pink, orange, green, yellow, violet and brown, called "fancy sapphires". Sapphires from Sri Lanka are lighter shade, almost a pastel blue. These days, many sapphires also come from Australia, which are dark blue, often with a slightly green undertone. A majority of blue sapphires come from Burma and Kashmir, where the blue tone is the purest, and the stones tend to have a distinct luster. A medium colored cornflower blue is the most desirable. Blue sapphires range in color from pale periwinkle to a deep indigo, the intensity of the color depending on the amount of titanium and iron within the crystal.
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