blue-blacknoun [ U ]
uk/ˌbluːˈblæk/us/ˌbluːˈblæk/a very dark blue colour that sometimes looks blue and sometimes black
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Less common colours
- aquamarine
- azure
- beige
- blood red
- burgundy
- burnish
- cerulean
- chestnut
- chrome yellow
- cobalt
- earth colour
- ginger
- magenta
- maroon
- raw sienna
- ruddy
- russet
- sage green
- steely
- violet
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blue-black
adjective ukus
Examples from literature
- Down past the shoulders flooded a mass of blue-black hair.
- Her hair under her peaked, white hood glistened blue-black like a river in the snow.
- She had raised the shade, and the stars were splendid in the blue-black sky.
- The street had the blue-black look of a New York street at night.
- There was a blue-black bank of cloud rolling up from the southwest.