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violet-blue

violet-blue

1 3.9
A blue color with a purple tint
  • adjective
  • /ˈvaɪəlɪt blu/
translation icon : azul violeta
  • She wore a beautiful dress in violet-blue that matched her eyes perfectly.
  • violet-blue eyes
  • violet-blue sky
  • violet-blue flowers

Examples

  • Twilight is tinted an appropriately night-sky, deep violet-blue shade, like India ink, so it was likely to win my heart and a place in my bathroom before I even opened the cap.

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  • But this Violet blue is darker.

  • But this Violet blue is darker.

  • The sky is a violet-blue that's been painted over a layer of gold.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • It was not dark yet, not nearly, but the sun had dropped and the sky was the most remarkable violet-blue.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Above me were the low-hanging violet-blue clouds, above the sea dull gray.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I created a ball gown for her from an exquisite violet-blue velvet, striped in gold.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The sky turned a stunning violet-blue as the sun began to set.

  • The flowers in the garden bloomed with bright violet-blue petals that attracted many bees.

Synonyms

royal blue
vsviolet-blue
4 3.1

A deep blue color with a purple tint

is blue tinged with violet or lavender without deep vividness
purple-blue
vsviolet-blue
1 3.3

A blue color with a little purple in it

is blue tinged with violet or lavender rather than general purple
purplish-blue
vsviolet-blue
1 3.0

A blue color with a little purple in it

is blue tinged with violet or lavender rather than general purple
indigo
vsviolet-blue
1 4.0

Having a deep purplish-blue color between blue and purple

is blue tinged with violet or lavender in general not especially deep
lilac-blue
vsviolet-blue
5.6

A pale blue colour with a little purple

is blue tinged with violet or lavender without being only lavender
mauve-blue
vsviolet-blue
6.1

A blue color with a little purple in it

is blue tinged with violet or lavender rather than specifically mauve
bluish-purple
vsviolet-blue
3.0

A purple color with a little blue mixed in

is blue tinged with violet or lavender rather than purple-based
blue-purple
vsviolet-blue
3.2

Purple with a touch of blue

is blue tinged with violet or lavender rather than purple-based
bluish-violet
vsviolet-blue
2.7

A violet color with a little blue

is blue tinged with violet or lavender rather than violet-based
blue-violet
vsviolet-blue
4.2

A color between blue and violet

is blue tinged with violet or lavender rather than violet-centered
violet-colored
vsviolet-blue
3.0

Having a purple color between blue and red

is blue tinged with violet or lavender rather than mainly violet

How Violet

violet-blue
1 3.9

Surface Forms

violet-blue positive

Morphology

violet-blue = violet + blue (transparent) = violet + blue

A direct, recognisable compound of two colour words; the meaning 'bluish-purple' is directly derived from 'violet' + 'blue'.

Etymology

Violet-blue joins violet, from the small flower that gives the color 'purple', and blue, so it names a blue shade with a touch of purple.