cyan
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- noun
- /ˈsaɪ.ən/
- Specialized
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cian
- The artist decided to paint the background in a lovely shade of cyan to create a calm atmosphere.
- cyan, magenta
- cyan, yellow
- cyan and blue
Examples
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How did you know that my favourite colour was cyan?
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But look at that cyan curve, the light blue.
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It's a lot of cyan with a little yellow.
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So this color is officially called cyan and the device will also be available in orange gold and black.
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Red is the complement of cyan, and so forth.
Academic text (2009) -
All you can really see is cyan, magenta and yellow.
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Again, cyan, magenta, yellow, and black inks are used to produce the desired colors.
Academic text (1992) -
Skies can have some cyan (a combination of blue and green) but virtually never any magenta.
Academic text (2009) -
The subtractive primary color hues—cyan, magenta, and yellow—are located on the sides of the triangle.
Academic text (1999) -
For her new project, she chose various hues, including cyan, to achieve a visually appealing contrast.
Synonyms
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A blue color with a little green in it
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A color that is a mix of blue and green
How Blue
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cyan comes from the Greek word kyanos meaning 'dark blue'. As a noun, cyan is the greenish-blue ink used in printing, and because it sits between blue and green it is one of the main inks printers use to make many other colors.