violet-blue
- adjective
- /ˈvaɪəlɪt blu/
- She wore a beautiful dress in violet-blue that matched her eyes perfectly.
- violet-blue eyes
- violet-blue sky
- violet-blue flowers
Examples
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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.
Blog text (10) -
But this Violet blue is darker.
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But this Violet blue is darker.
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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.
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The flowers in the garden bloomed with bright violet-blue petals that attracted many bees.
Synonyms
A deep blue color with a purple tint
A blue color with a little purple in it
A blue color with a little purple in it
Having a deep purplish-blue color between blue and purple
A pale blue colour with a little purple
A blue color with a little purple in it
A purple color with a little blue mixed in
Purple with a touch of blue
A violet color with a little blue
A color between blue and violet
Having a purple color between blue and red
How Violet
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.