purplish-blue
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- adjective
- /ˈpɜrplɪʃ blu/
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azul purpúreo
- The artist chose a purplish-blue shade for the ocean in his painting.
Examples
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Instead, it was a purplish-blue color.
Fiction book (1993) -
His lips were a ghastly purplish-blue, his face clammy-pale.
Fiction book (1997) -
He is wearing white pants and a purplish-blue shirt, flattering with his blue eyes and dark hair, graying at the temples.
Fiction book (1996) -
The sky was painted in a beautiful purplish-blue hue at sunset.
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She wore a stunning dress that was purplish-blue, making her stand out at the party.
Synonyms
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A light blue color with a faint purple hint
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A blue color with a little purple in it
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A blue color with a purple tint
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Having a deep purplish-blue color between blue and purple
Purple with a touch of blue
A purple color with a little blue mixed in
A color between blue and violet
A violet color with a little blue
A blue color with a little purple in it
A light purple color with a touch of blue
A pale purple color with a little blue in it
A light soft blue color like pale flowers or a clear sky
Having a purple color between blue and red
How Purple
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Morphology
Etymology
Purplish-blue is made from the words purple and blue with the small ending -ish, which means 'somewhat' or 'like'. So it means a blue color with a little purple mixed in, like the evening sky, and that is why it describes a color between blue and purple.