Abstract: | Mass formulas for colored vector mesons are derived under the assumption of one common mixing angle forSU(3) , independent of the color quantum numbers, and correspondingly one common mixing angle (![thetav](/content/R801113QH7215203/xxlarge977.gif) ) forSU(3) . This a priori plausible assumption turns out to have strong implications and thus might be too restrictive. We allow for a non-trivial spatial overlap integral between color-singlet and color-octet states. Various cases are treated and physical possibilities are identified. The best agreement is obtained for ![thetav](/content/R801113QH7215203/xxlarge977.gif) = 0. There are two models of this type with and without a part of the symmetry breaking Hamiltonian density transforming as (Y, Y) underSU(3)![prime](/content/R801113QH7215203/xxlarge8242.gif) SU(3) . Models with ![thetav](/content/R801113QH7215203/xxlarge977.gif) 0 are also possible. They cannot have a (Y, Y) and predict 3.34 GeV as the mass of the![psgr](/content/R801113QH7215203/xxlarge968.gif) (3.7). This error of 10% may however be used to reject this possibility. Masses of colored vector mesons are predicted in the various models. If a (Y, Y) is present, ideal mixing inSU (3) is implied by the general formalism of the model. |