deep blues

Dark azure shades

Deep blues are rich, intense shades of blue—navy, midnight, cobalt, or indigo—associated with depth, seriousness, and elegance: The room was painted in deep blues and grays.

In music, deep blues refers to emotionally intense or traditional blues styles with raw, soulful expression: He plays deep blues in the style of the Delta masters.

Related

colors · melancholy · shades · sorrow · indigo · sadness · dark night · ultramarine · Muddy Waters · B.B. King · longing · heartache · hues · woefulness · wistfulness · plaintiveness · duende · sapphires

Opposites
color saturation and depth

deep bluessky blue

Pale atmospheric hue

light blues · powder blue · baby blue · ice blue · periwinkle

color warmth

deep bluesburnt orange

Warm brownish-red hue

coral · gold · amber · tangerine · vermilion

emotional/mood connotation

deep bluesspring greens

Loose-leafed early brassica

hot pink · neon colors

Family

deep, deeper, deepest, deeply, deepen, deepens, deepened, deepening, depth

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G