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* Harriet from the animated adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/HarrietTheSpy'' wears a red jacket and blue jeans, and has blonde hair. That said, her shirt under the jacket is orange.

** The Autobot logo is usually red and many Autobots are primary colors, and several are combinations of primaries: Tracks (blue, white and red with some yellow on his chest), Gears (red, silver and blue), Ultra Magnus (white, blue, red; American flag colors), etc.

* In Creator/MichelangeloBuonarroti's ''Doni Tondo'', the Virgin Mary is at the forefront in a light red and a bright blue that symbolize her special place in creation as the Mother of {{God}}.
* Creator/RaphaelSanzio: The Catholic devotion to the Virgin Mary and her unique goodness is obvious from the ''Disputation of the Holy Sacrament'' from her red and blue robes.

This trope may have stemmed from the early days of comic books in which heroic characters typically had color schemes that sported Primary Colors (Red, blue, yellow, like ComicBook/{{Superman}}) while villains typically had [[SecondaryColorNemesis secondary colors]] (Purple, green, orange, gray -- think ComicBook/TheJoker, ComicBook/GreenGoblin or ComicBook/LexLuthor's iconic PoweredArmor).

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** Similarly when Sailor V operated as a [[HeroOfAnotherStory solo hero she wore a red and blue outfit.]] When she joined the team as Sailor Venus she became the [[ChromaticArrangement yellow]]/orange warrior and changed her costume accordingly.

* ''Series/GaroTheOneWhoShinesInTheDarkness'' has its three main characters, [[KnightInShiningArmor GARO]] the [[GoldIsYellow Golden Knight]] is yellow, [[PlayingWithFire ZEN]] the [[TheBigGuy Flame Sword Knight]] is red, and [[ArcherArchetype GAI]] the [[TheSmartGuy Sky Bow Knight]] is blue.

* ''ComicBook/{{CaptainMarvel|MarvelComics}}'': When ComicBook/MsMarvel took a promotion to Captain, she started wearing a mainly blue costume with red accents and yellow trim. [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 The next Ms. Marvel]] followed her lead in this color scheme.

This trope may have stemmed from the early days of comic books in which heroic characters typically had color schemes that sported Primary Colors (Red, blue, yellow, like Franchise/{{Superman}}) while villains typically had [[SecondaryColorNemesis secondary colors]] (Purple, green, orange, gray -- think ComicBook/TheJoker, ComicBook/GreenGoblin or ComicBook/LexLuthor's iconic PoweredArmor).

* ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} inverts this, as he himself usually wears orange and green. His original sidekick, Garth qualified when he was Aqualad, wearing a red top and blue shorts.
* ComicBook/TheAtom's default look is a mix of blue and red.
* Franchise/{{Batman}}: Grey bodysuit, yellow belt and accents on his logo, blue cowl, cape, gloves and boots. Batman is an interesting case in that he ''started'' off with this color scheme, but is nowadays a DependingOnTheArtist example at best. Some artists keep these colors, though others have recently been recoloring the blues of the suit to black. In some other cases such as the majority of his live-action outings, the suit is either colored [[DarkIsNotEvil differing shades of grey, or completely jet black.]]

* ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, leader of ComicBook/TheAvengers and definitely the BigGood of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, also wears blue and red. Many All-American heroes, such as [[ComicBook/YoungAvengers Patriot and Miss America]], invoke this as red and blue are two of the USA's colors, along with white.
* Classic [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] wears a red costume, with a yellow belt and logo, and a white cape with gold trim. Mary Marvel's traditional costume has the same color scheme, while one of her later costumes is mostly white and gold. Captain Marvel Jr. has a costume identical to Cap's, but with the red replaced with blue and the white cape replaced with red. New 52 Shazam has the same color scheme, but his chest emblem is now mostly white and glowing, and he adds a white hood to the cape.
* ComicBook/DoctorFate wears a blue bodysuit with a yellow cape, helmet, gloves, and boots.
* ComicBook/DoctorStrange wears a blue uniform with a yellow belt and a red cape (often with yellow lining) with the golden Eye of Agamotto as a clasp.
* ComicBook/{{Etrigan}} has yellow skin and red eyes, and wears a red leotard and blue cloak. In the original run by Jack Kirby, he was more of a heroic character, but depictions since have played up his demonic nature to the point that this is a subversion.
* ComicBook/TheFalcon's classic costume is red and white, but his 2017 look fits this trope, likely to reflect the years he spent [[LegacyCharacter as Captain America.]] It's predominantly dark blue with red highlights and goggles, and a gold headpiece.
* ''ComicBook/TheFlash''

* British superheroine ComicBook/GeekGirl wears a red outfit with a yellow cape, gloves and boots.

* Tony Stark's ''ComicBook/IronMan'' armor is a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example as it is red and gold, but the light that comes out of its chest and eye area, as well as his iconic repulsor rays, are frequently depicted with a light blue tint, so he manages to barely fit the trope with this technicality.
* ComicBook/JudgeDredd, as well as the other Judges of Mega-City One, wear red helmets, blue bodysuits, yellow armor, and green boots and gloves. Of course, given [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner his occupation]], Dredd himself is an anti-hero, but [[BlackAndGreyMorality his enemies are worse]].
* Downplayed with the ComicBook/MartianManhunter. The green skin is what probably draws the eye, but his classic outfit consists of a blue cape and shorts with yellow buckles and red straps across his chest. His modern look covers him up some more with a black suit, but retains bits of all three primary colors.
* ComicBook/TheMightyThor: Blue armor, a red cape, and blond hair. He's the hero and king of Asgard. His sometimes enemy Loki wears green.
* When ComicBook/MsMarvel took a promotion to Captain, she started wearing a mainly blue costume with red accents and yellow trim. [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 The next Ms. Marvel]] followed her lead in this color scheme.
* Big Barda of the ComicBook/NewGods wears blue and yellow armor with a red cape. When she is not wearing the armor, she wears what can charitably be labeled a two-piece bikini that is mostly red with some black trim.
* ComicBook/{{Nova}}: Blue tights, yellow gauntlets, yellow helmet with a red symbol.
* ComicBook/{{Quasar}}'s usual costume as one of Marvel's cosmic heroes: blue and red costume, blond hair, and the signature yellow quantum bands and chest symbol.
* ComicBook/RedTornado: A red android with a blue cape and yellow arrow designs down his arms and head. His evil sibling Reds don't have blue capes, so it's easy to tell the heroic one at a glance.

* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': Red and blue body suit. The legs have more blue, the torso has more red. Being Marvel's most popular hero has also done a lot to promote this trope. In contrast, many of his RoguesGallery (including the Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus, Electro, Mysterio, the Lizard, the Vulture, the Jackal, etc.) favor green and/or purple. ComicBook/{{Venom}} is mostly [[DeliberatelyMonochrome Deliberately Monochrome]] (though his [[ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Ultimate]] version wears purple), and Carnage is RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver.
* ComicBook/{{Stargirl}} wears a blue costume with red and white trim (representing America) but carries a yellow staff and is almost always depicted with flowing blonde hair (representing heroism.)
* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': Blue tights, red cape, trunks and boots, yellow belt and accents on his logo. The modern TropeCodifier if not the TropeMaker. As the most iconic, quintessential super hero, his 75+ years of publication have pushed the prominence of this trope.

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'':

* The Franchise/XMen dress code changes it up a bit by being blue and yellow with red accents (such as the X insignia or just leaving out their red hair.) Notably three of the most prominent characters all do this in some way, ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} typically has a red belt. ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} has the red bar in his visor, and is sometimes depicted with his reddish brown hair out. Jean Grey also does the yellow and blue costume, red hair variation before she becomes the Phoenix. Then she trades the blue with green as she drifts into Villain / AntiHero territory.

* Kida from ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' wears a blue bikini and sarong, with the latter sporting a pink stripe with gold borders, as well as light blue tattoos on her face and gold jewelry (a triangular earring on her right ear, an armband on her left arm, and two anklets on her right leg), [[spoiler: and after becoming [[TheHighQueen a Queen]] at the end of the film, she wears instead a lighter blue, long flowing dress with dark blue stripes on the sleeves, a dark blue bodice and sash with pink chevron patterns and gold outlines, and white outlines on the cuffs and hem, and a gold tiara with a long pink feather between two shorter blue feathers.]]

* Anne-Marie from ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'' wears a yellow hairbow, a blue bodice and a red skirt with yellow patches.

** Detective Bobby Fullbright, introduced in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'', wears a white suit with gold buttons to match his red tie and blue shirt. [[spoiler:It's actually an invoked example, since he's actually a super spy impersonating the detective]].

* In ''Fanfic/APrizeForThreeEmpires'', ComicBook/CarolDanvers' first costume was dark-blue, red and yellow, resembling the one belonging to the original Captain Marvel.

** Starscream is a rare inversion. Nearly every incarnation of the character has the iconic white, blue red and yellow colors. Yet Starscream is evil, [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder treacherous]], [[DirtyCoward a coward]] and very well-known for being, well, TheStarscream. The reason for why Starscream wears the primary colors in spite of being a villain, most likely has to do with the original version of his toy, the ''Diaclone "Jet Robo"'' which presumably intended to play this trope straight.

** The title character (TheHero) wears blue jeans, red sandals, and a red (tending towards pink) t-shirt with a gold/yellow star. All of his powers are pink or light pink. By ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'', he switched to a blue shirt with the same colored star and a pink jacket with white lining. In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture'' he wears the same but with the blue on his shirt changed to black.

** This was originally an EnforcedTrope -- creator Creator/YoshiyukiTomino wanted the RX-78-2 to be in more reasonable military colors like white and aircraft gray, but was overruled by the producers, who felt that primary colors would [[MerchandiseDriven sell more toys]]. This is possibly [[DevelopmentGag referenced]] in ''00'' -- both the 0 Gundam and Exia started off in Tomino's white and gray color scheme, but were painted in the traditional Gundam tri-color before being officially deployed. Interestingly though, Amuro's [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Nu Gundam]] is in the military colors and even some of the Premium-Bandai model kits are re-releases of previous Mobile Suit kits, but in the military colors, labeled "Real Type" colors. The [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Unicorn Gundam]] is an aversion as it is an all-white suit, as is the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamNarrative Narrative]] and the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedStargazer Stargazer]], also with black color scheme for the Strike Noir. [[spoiler:The [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury Aerial]] meanwhile ends up as an inversion as it maintains the color scheme but is instead the BigBad's suit, with the heros machine being closer to WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver]].

** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2011'': Her New 52 design replaced the yellow accents with silver ones, but the red and blue remain present.

** This was originally an EnforcedTrope -- creator Creator/YoshiyukiTomino wanted the RX-78-2 to be in more reasonable military colors like white and aircraft gray, but was overruled by the producers, who felt that primary colors would [[MerchandiseDriven sell more toys]]. This is possibly [[DevelopmentGag referenced]] in ''00'' -- both the 0 Gundam and Exia started off in Tomino's white and gray color scheme, but were painted in the traditional Gundam tri-color before being officially deployed. Interestingly though, Amuro's [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Nu Gundam]] is in the military colors and even some of the Premium-Bandai model kits are re-releases of previous Mobile Suit kits, but in the military colors, labeled "Real Type" colors. The [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Unicorn Gundam]] is an aversion as it is an all-white suit, as is the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamNarrative Narrative]] and the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedStargazer Stargazer]], also with black color scheme for the Strike Noir.

* Aqua, Darkness, and Megumin in ''LightNovel/{{Konosuba}}'' all wear blue, yellow, and red outfits, respectively, while Kazuma himself wears a mix of complementary colors.

* ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'': the titular heroine, Snow White, wears a blue bodice with red highlights and a yellow skirt. In the first of the film, she also wears a red cape.