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💎 A blue gem 🟦 A blue-violet color 👗 Blue-violet colored
tanzanite

tanzanite

8.4
A pale to deep blue-violet color like the gemstone
  • noun
  • /ˈtæn.zə.naɪt/
translation icon : color tanzanita
  • They decorated the wedding venue with flowers in soft tanzanite hues.

Examples

  • Her dress shimmered in a beautiful shade of tanzanite under the evening lights.

  • She wore a stunning tanzanite dress to the gala.

  • The designer chose tanzanite for the accent wall to create a calming atmosphere.

  • The walls were painted a beautiful shade of tanzanite.

  • The artist chose a beautiful shade of tanzanite for her latest painting, capturing the gem's violet-blue hue.

  • The bridesmaids wore dresses in a lovely tanzanite color that complemented the wedding theme perfectly.

  • He painted the sky with a swirl of tanzanite, giving it a magical, dreamy appearance.

How Deep

navy
69 1.0
royal blue
4 3.1
tanzanite
8.4

Surface Forms

tanzanite singular
tanzanites plural

Etymology

The word tanzanite is used for a 'blue-violet' color that comes from the gemstone of the same name. So when someone says a room or dress is 'tanzanite' they mean it has the gem's cool blue-violet tone.