mauve-blue
- adjective
- /moʊv blu/
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azul mauve
- The walls of the bedroom were painted a soft mauve-blue, creating a calming atmosphere.
Examples
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It was five feet long and a pale mauve-blue with iridescent markings.
Academic text (2006) -
The artist mixed the paint to achieve the perfect mauve-blue for the sky in her landscape.
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She wore a dress that was beautifully adorned in mauve-blue with delicate lace trim.
Synonyms
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3.4
A light blue color with a faint purple hint
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2.1
Deep blue with a little purple like a clear autumn sky
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3.3
A blue color with a little purple in it
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3.0
A blue color with a little purple in it
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3.9
A blue color with a purple tint
A pale blue colour with a little purple
A light soft blue color like pale flowers or a clear sky
A pale purple color with a little blue in it
A light purple color with a touch of blue
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
Having a slight purple color
Having a slight purple color
Slightly purple in color
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Etymology
The word mauve-blue comes from two color words: mauve, which comes from the name of the 'mallow' flower that is 'pale purple', and blue, the common color. So mauve-blue means a blue shade with a little purple in it.