Rabbit color
Blue
In coats and feathers the fanciers' blue: a dilution of black that looks slate gray, as in blue dogs, Russian Blue cats, blue rabbits and blue pigeons. In eyes and eggshells a true blue.
100 Rabbit breeds list Blue. It is in a club standard for 44 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Blue
| Breed | ARBA | BRC |
|---|---|---|
| American Fuzzy Lop | Standard (“Blue”) | No ruling |
| American Fuzzy LopEyes | Standard (“Blue Eyed White”) | No ruling |
| American rabbit | Standard (“Blue”) | No ruling |
| Belgian Hare | Standard (“Blue Tan”) | Not recognized |
| Beveren rabbit | Standard (“Blue”) | Standard (“Blue”) |
| Beveren rabbitEyes | No ruling | Standard (“Blue (whites)”) |
| Britannia Petite | Standard (“Blue Himalayan / Blue Otter”) | Standard (“Blue”) |
| Britannia PetiteEyes | Standard (“Blue Eyed White”) | Standard (“Blue Eyed White: as deep a blue as possible”) |
| Californian rabbit | Not recognized | Standard (“Blue”) |
| Checkered Giant rabbit | Standard (“Blue”) | No ruling |
| Dutch rabbit | Standard (“Blue”) | Standard (“Blue”) |
| Dwarf Hotot | Standard (“Blue eye band”) | No ruling |
| English Angora | Standard (“Blue”) | Standard (“Blue”) |
| English AngoraEyes | Standard (“Blue Eyed White”) | No ruling |
| English Lop | Standard (“Blue / Blue Otter”) | Standard (“Any colour”) |
| English LopEyes | Standard (“Blue Eyed White”) | No ruling |
| English Spot rabbit | Standard (“Blue”) | Standard (“Blue”) |
| Flemish Giant | Standard (“Blue”) | Not recognized |
| French Lop | Standard (“Blue”) | Standard (“Blue”) |
| French LopEyes | Standard (“Blue Eyed White”) | Standard (“Blue (White)”) |
| Harlequin rabbit | Standard (“Blue Japanese / Blue Magpie”) | Standard (“Blue (lavender blue and golden fawn)”) |
| Havana rabbit | Standard (“Blue”) | Not recognized |
| Himalayan rabbit | Standard (“Blue”) | Standard (“Blue Himalayan”) |
| Holland Lop | Standard (“Blue”) | No ruling |
| Holland LopEyes | Standard (“Blue Eyed White”) | No ruling |
| Jersey Wooly | Standard (“Blue”) | No ruling |
| Jersey WoolyEyes | Standard (“Blue Eyed White”) | No ruling |
| Lionhead rabbit | Not recognized | Standard (“All colours conforming to a recognised colour”) |
| Lionhead rabbitEyes | No ruling | Standard (“Whites: blue”) |
| Mini Lop | Standard (“Blue”) | No ruling |
| Mini LopEyes | Standard (“Blue Eyed White”) | No ruling |
| Mini Rex | Standard (“Blue”) | Standard (“Blue”) |
| Mini RexEyes | Standard (“Blue Eyed White”) | No ruling |
| Mini Satin | Standard (“Blue”) | Not recognized |
| Netherland Dwarf | Standard (“Blue”) | Standard (“Blue / Blue Point”) |
| Netherland DwarfEyes | Standard (“Blue Eyed White”) | Standard (“White: rich dark blue”) |
| New Zealand rabbit | Standard (“Blue”) | Standard (“New Zealand Blue”) |
| Polish rabbit | Standard (“Blue”) | No ruling |
| Polish rabbitEyes | Standard (“Blue Eyed White”) | No ruling |
| Rex rabbit | Standard (“Blue”) | Standard (“Blue”) |
| Rhinelander rabbit | Standard (“Blue”) | Not recognized (“No other colours”) |
| Satin rabbit | Standard (“Blue”) | Standard (“Blue / Argente bleu”) |
| Satin rabbitEyes | No ruling | Standard (“Ivory: blue”) |
| Tan rabbit | Standard (“Blue”) | Standard (“Blue and Tan”) |
Breeds where Blue is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | ARBA |
|---|---|
| Silver Fox rabbit | Not recognized (“Blue (working standard)”) |
| American Fuzzy LopBroken | No ruling |
| American Fuzzy LopPointed White | No ruling |
| American Fuzzy LopSelf | No ruling |
| American rabbitBlue | No ruling |
| Beveren rabbitBlue | No ruling |
| Beveren rabbitWhite · Eyes | No ruling |
| Checkered Giant rabbitBlue | No ruling |
| Dutch rabbitBlue | No ruling |
| English AngoraBroken | No ruling |
| English AngoraPointed White | No ruling |
| English AngoraSelf | No ruling |
| English LopSolid | No ruling |
| English LopBroken | No ruling |
| English Spot rabbitBlue | No ruling |
| Flemish GiantBlue | No ruling |
| French LopSolid | No ruling |
| French LopBroken | No ruling |
| Harlequin rabbitJapanese | No ruling |
| Harlequin rabbitMagpie | No ruling |
| Havana rabbitBlue | No ruling |
| Havana rabbitBroken | No ruling |
| Himalayan rabbitBlue | No ruling |
| Holland LopSolid | No ruling |
| Holland LopBroken | No ruling |
| Jersey WoolyAny Other Variety | No ruling |
| Jersey WoolyBroken | No ruling |
| Jersey WoolySelf | No ruling |
| Jersey WoolyTan Pattern | No ruling |
| Mini LopSolid | No ruling |
| Mini LopBroken | No ruling |
| Mini RexBlue | No ruling |
| Mini RexOtter | No ruling |
| Mini RexBroken | No ruling |
| Mini SatinBroken | No ruling |
| Mini SatinHimalayan | No ruling |
| Mini SatinOtter | No ruling |
| Mini SatinEyes | No ruling |
| Netherland DwarfSelf | No ruling |
| Netherland DwarfTan Pattern | No ruling |
| Netherland DwarfOtter | No ruling |
| Netherland DwarfAny Other Variety | No ruling |
| New Zealand rabbitBlue | No ruling |
| New Zealand rabbitBroken | No ruling |
| Polish rabbitBlue | No ruling |
| Polish rabbitBroken | No ruling |
| Polish rabbitBlue-Eyed White · Eyes | No ruling |
| Rex rabbitBlue | No ruling |
| Rex rabbitBroken | No ruling |
| Rex rabbitOtter | No ruling |
| Rhinelander rabbitBlue | No ruling |
| Satin rabbitBlue | No ruling |
| Satin rabbitBroken | No ruling |
| Satin rabbitOtter | No ruling |
| Silver Fox rabbitBlue | No ruling |
| Tan rabbitBlue | No ruling |