Lapis
In production2013-present · Color No. 337
Introducing Lapis, made by The Fiesta Tableware Company from 2013 to current production. It's a deep and majestic shade of blue, reminiscent of the rich hue of lapis lazuli gemstones. Lapis adds a touch of elegance and sophistication to any tablescape. Mix and match Lapis with colors like Ivory and Lemongrass for a classic and refined table setting, or pair it with Plum and Slate for a more subdued yet luxurious combination.
Production
Lapis is in production right now. Fiesta Factory Direct is the factory's own store, in Newell, West Virginia - the same plant that made the piece.
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Lapis arrived in 2013 and is still in production, which makes it one of the modern line's anchors. It's a deep, slightly muted blue - darker than the Peacock it overlapped with, and calmer than Sapphire, the one-year color from 1996 it most resembles. It arrived the same year Elizabeth McIlvain took over as president. It's an accent rather than a lead: strong enough to matter on a table, restrained enough not to run it. If you want a dark blue you can still buy in quantity, this is the one, now that Cobalt and Twilight have both gone.
Using Lapis on a table
Lapis has enough color to be noticed without taking over, which makes it a good second or third piece - a salad plate or a serving bowl rather than the whole setting. Its mid lightness (L* 42) means most food reads against it without either washing out or vanishing. It separates strongly from a white cloth (6.1:1) and less so from dark wood.
Below, 5 combinations built only from colors Fiesta has actually produced. Each says which rule it follows, and which pieces you can still buy today.
The pairing in its own description
Named in the descriptionThese colors are named alongside Lapis in this guide's description of it.
- Ivory
- Lemongrass
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Your color Lapis
- Plum
- Slate
All still in production
Every color in this set is being made right now, so you can complete the whole table today.
Opposite on the wheel
Butterscotch sits roughly opposite Lapis in hue, which is the highest-contrast pairing the palette offers. The neutrals keep it from shouting.
- White
- Butterscotch
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Your color Lapis
- Black
All blue
Every color here is from the blue family, arranged light to dark. A single-family table reads calm and deliberate rather than busy.
Three-way split
Heather and Shamrock sit about a third of the way around the color wheel from Lapis in each direction. Evenly spaced hues stay lively without any one taking over.
Where Lapis sits in the line
Lapis arrived while Peacock was still in production, and is noticeably darker than it - a clearly different glaze rather than a reformulation (ΔE 17.8). In 2013 it took the place of Flamingo on the shelf. What else happened in 2013 →
Closest colors in the palette
Ranked by CIEDE2000 (ΔE) against Lapis. Under about ΔE 5 two colors are hard to tell apart side by side - useful when you are identifying an unmarked piece.
On the table alongside Lapis
29 colors were in production at the same time. The 10 nearest in the timeline: