also: インジゴ
noun
indigo (dye); indigotin
Refers specifically to the deep blue dye or its chemical compound, not the plant or the color in general (though the color is often implied).
この布は天然のインディゴで染められています。
This cloth is dyed with natural indigo.
インディゴは藍色の染料として古くから使われてきた。
Indigo has been used as a blue dye since ancient times.