Translation guide
Describes a deep, dark shade of indigo blue. In Japanese, this color is often expressed with specific traditional color names or descriptive phrases.
Referring to the deep, dark blue-purple color of indigo dye.
The general word for indigo blue. Can be modified with 濃い (dark) to specify 'dark indigo'.
彼は濃い藍色のシャツを着ている。
He is wearing a dark indigo shirt.
Navy blue; a very dark blue. Often used for dark indigo shades, especially in formal or traditional contexts.
Indigo (the plant or the dye). Can refer to the color, but often used in compound words or traditional contexts.
藍染めの布は美しい濃い藍色だ。
The indigo-dyed cloth is a beautiful dark indigo.
Lapis lazuli blue; a deep, slightly purplish blue. Sometimes used poetically for dark indigo.
To say 'dark [color]', use 濃い (こい) before the color name. For example, 濃い青 (dark blue), 濃い緑 (dark green). For indigo, 濃い藍色 is natural.
その着物は深い紺色だ。
That kimono is a deep dark indigo.
The sky turned a dark indigo.