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インディアンブルー

Meanings

1

noun

Indian blue

A deep blue color, often associated with indigo or a specific pigment historically used in India.

この絵えの具ぐのインディアンブルーはとても鮮あざやかだ。
The Indian blue of this paint is very vivid.

Written forms

インディアン・ブルー
- インディアンブルー
  Variant spelling with interpunct; less common in running text.
- インディアン・ブルー

Similar words

インディゴ
インディゴ (indigo) is a more common term for a similar deep blue, while インディアンブルー is a specific pigment or color name used mainly in art and design contexts.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'Indian blue', referring to a blue pigment historically associated with India.