indigo

A deep blue color with a little purple in it.

• She painted the wall indigo.
• The evening sky faded to indigo.
• I prefer indigo to bright blue.

Common phrases: deep indigo, shade of indigo, indigo and violet

A blue substance from plants, or made in a factory, used to color cloth.

• They used indigo to dye the cloth.
• Natural indigo was once an important trade product.
• These jeans were dyed with synthetic indigo.

Common phrases: natural indigo, synthetic indigo, dye with indigo

Deep blue with a little purple.

• She wore an indigo dress.
• Indigo flowers grew beside the path.
• We chose indigo paint for the bedroom.

Common phrases: indigo dress, indigo sky, indigo fabric