purple-blue
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- adjective
- /ˈpɜrpl blu/
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púrpura-azul
- She saw Thrayl's purple-blue eyes gazing soberly and insistently into her own.
- purple-blue eyes
- Purple-blue flowers
- the purple-blue sky
It's like a teal greeny amazing moon glow, which is like a purple blue.
- It's like a teal greeny amazing moon glow, which is like a purple blue.
Examples
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The pine needles stitched an elaborate dark embroidery on a wondrous purple-blue late afternoon sky bright with mystery, and a reflection of this pattern flickered across the windshield.
Fiction book (1998) -
As the sun set, the sky transformed into a stunning purple-blue hue that took my breath away.
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This wine has a deep purple-blue color.
Blog text (12) -
"Yes," I said, beginning to enjoy the game, "and the sky is purple-blue."
Fiction book (1993) -
It's lighter now, the purple-blue of dawn.
Fiction book (2000) -
Purple-blue flowers curled from the roof.
Fiction book (1993) -
Soundlessly, he fixed his huge purple-blue eyes on Krake and moved forward, faster on his bowed little legs than Marco Ramos would have believed possible.
Fiction book (1991) -
The water in the pool looked inviting with a beautiful purple-blue tint under the afternoon sun.
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I admired the purple-blue flowers in the garden, their colors vibrant against the green leaves.
Synonyms
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1.0
A deep blue color that has a slight purple hint like a clear autumn sky
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3.1
A deep blue color with a purple tint
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3.0
A blue color with a little purple in it
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2.8
A blue color with a little purple
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3.9
A blue color with a purple tint
A purple color with a little blue mixed in
Purple with a touch of blue
A color between blue and violet
A violet color with a little blue
A blue color with a little purple in it
A pale purple color with a little blue in it
How Purple
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Purple-blue joins two simple color words: purple, which comes from an old word for a 'rich dye' once made from sea snails, and blue, the everyday word for the 'sky color'. So purple-blue means a blue shade with a touch of purple, like the color of the evening sky.