cyan

cy·an

C0831200 (sī′ăn′, -ən)n. A greenish blue, one of the subtractive primary colors.

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[Greek kuanos, dark blue.]

cyan

(ˈsaɪæn; ˈsaɪən) n (Colours) a highly saturated green-blue that is the complementary colour of red and forms, with magenta and yellow, a set of primary coloursadj (Colours) of this colour: a cyan filter. [C19: from Greek kuanos dark blue]

cy′an blue′

n. a greenish blue color. [1875–80]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cyan - a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green colorblue green, bluish green, teal - a blue-green color or pigment; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green"
Adj.	1.	cyan - of a bluish shade of greenblue-green, bluish green, tealchromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

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