Pantone Color of the Year - Classic Blue

You can expect to see a lot of blue next year.

Pantone has announced its 2020 Color of the Year is Classic Blue, a shade reminiscent of the sky at dusk.

"It's a color that anticipates what's going to happen next," said Laurie Pressman, the vice president of the Pantone Color Institute, which selects the Color of the Year. "What's the future going to bring as we move into the evening hours?"

Each year's color is decided through a long and thoughtful process that takes into consideration lifestyle and industry trends, said Pressman.

"Typically, trends that we see in color are reflecting big macro trends that are taking place in culture," she explained.

Color influences can come from art, upcoming media, movies, lifestyles, socioeconomic and political conditions, travel destinations, new technology -- really anything.

True to its name, Classic Blue can be regal, restrained and boundless. But it can also be edgy -- even anomalous -- utilizing a variety of tonalities, materials and prints. -CNN