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  2. Indigo dye - Wikipedia

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    Indigo dye is an organic compound with a distinctive blue color. Indigo is a natural dye obtained from the leaves of some plants of the Indigofera genus, in particular Indigofera tinctoria. Dye-bearing Indigofera plants were once common throughout the world. It is now produced via chemical routes. Blue colorants are rare.

  3. List of colors by shade - Wikipedia

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    Magenta is variously defined as a purplish-red, reddish-purple, or a mauvish–crimson color. On color wheels of the RGB and CMY color models, it is located midway between red and blue, opposite green. Complements of magenta are evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 500–530 nm.

  4. List of colors (alphabetical) - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 December 2024. For other color lists, see Lists of colors. This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "List of colors" alphabetical ...

  5. Indanthrone blue - Wikipedia

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    Indanthrone blue was the first example of the brand "Indanthren" (an acronym for Indigo from anthracene) introduced by BASF in 1901. [9] [10] [11] One result is that even now, in Japan vat dyes are commonly described as thren(e) dyes (スレン染料), derived from the Japanese transliteration of the brand. [12] [13]

  6. Shades of blue - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. Variety of the color blue For other uses, see Shades of Blue (disambiguation). "Shade of Blue" redirects here. For the song by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, see Shade of Blue (song). For the R&B/funk band, see Shade of Blue (band). Blue Wavelength 440–490 nm Common connotations ...

  7. Blue pigments - Wikipedia

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    Blocks of synthetic indigo. Blue pigments are natural or synthetic materials, traditionally made from minerals, Being water-insoluble by definition, blue pigments used to make the blue colors in inks and paints. Some major blue pigments are indigo, Prussian blue, and copper phthalocyanine. Historically lapis lazuli was important.

  8. Persian blue - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. Blue colour associated with Persian pottery For the breed of cat known as a Persian Blue, or Blue Persian, see Persian cat. Not to be confused with Prussian blue. Persian Blue Common connotations Lapis lazuli ; Celestial sphere ; Heaven Color coordinates Hex triplet #1C39BB sRGB B (r, g ...

  9. Tekhelet - Wikipedia

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    Alternatively, H. trunculus contains more natural indigo and thus is a more natural source for blue tekhelet and archaeological finds show H. trunculus being processed separately from snails of the other species, suggesting that a different color was derived from this species.