blue-black

Midnight with depth

Blue-black describes a black so deep it shows hints of blue, like a raven's wing or certain inks.

The term appears in descriptions of hair, skin, and night skies: Her blue-black hair gleamed in the light.

As a noun, blue-black is a color or a type of permanent ink.

plumage

raven

Large black carrion bird

starling · iridescent · glossy · sheen · feathers · wing · lustrous · oily · sleek · shimmer

bruise

hematoma

Blood collected outside vessels

tenderness · injury · trauma · impact · healing · inflammation · soreness · fading · yellowing · purple

ink

calligraphy

Ornamental handwriting art

quill · parchment · script · lettering · penmanship · inscription · permanent · indelible · stain · writing

hair

dye

Pigment for changing hues

lustrous · jet · ebony · Asian · Indigenous · natural · pigment · melanin · shine · sleek

night

midnight

Twelve o'clock at night

sky · twilight · nocturnal · shadow · deep · velvety · inky · predawn · dusk · abyss

Opposites
color temperature/warmth

blue-blackgolden

Bright yellow, or precious

rust · copper · sunset orange · warm brown

lightness/value

blue-blackwhite

Absence of pigment

snow-white · pale · bright white · pure white · light

color tone/hue

blue-blackgolden-yellow

Rich warm yellow

warm white · peach · coral · amber · rose-pink

Family

blue, black, blueprint, blacken, blackout, blackmail, blacklist, blackness, blueberry

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G