Indigo

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Indigo is a deep blue color with a slight violet tint, sitting between blue and violet in the spectrum.

The color comes from a plant-based dye once used to color textiles, especially denim: indigo-dyed jeans.

Indigo is traditionally listed as one of the seven colors of the rainbow, though some consider it barely distinguishable from blue.

color

blue

Primary color; also sad

  • purpleHue between crimson and azure
  • violetSmall five-petaled wildflower
  • dyePigment for changing hues

hue · navy · cobalt · pigment · ultramarine · spectrum · tint · shade · deep blue · bluish

dye

vat

Large liquid container

  • fabricWoven or knit material
  • textileMaterial from woven fibers
  • batikWax-resist fabric coloring

tie-dye · fermentation · natural · plant-based · cotton · denim · jeans · resist · dyeing · colorfast

spiritual

chakra

Spiritual node in body

aura · energy · consciousness · psychic · awareness · insight · perception · wisdom · enlightenment · visualization

plant

shrub

Small woody plant

harvest · tropical · subtropical · plantation · crop · fermentation · processing · woad · botanical · agricultural

cultural

slavery

Ownership of people

cash crop · Carolina · exploitation · labor · history · commerce · rebellion · resistance · African · Charleston

children

gifted

Given as present

generation · psychic · special · empathic · nonconformist · creative · intelligent · awareness · phenomenon · behavior

Categories
Opposites
color spectrum position

Indigoorange

Citrus with segments

red · yellow · warm colors · amber · gold

chromatic vs achromatic

Indigogray

Neutral achromatic hue

white · black · neutral · colorless · achromatic

value/lightness

Indigowhite

Absence of pigment

pale yellow · cream · ivory · light · pale

Phrases
Family

indigenous, indigene, indigos, indigenously

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G