indigoes

Dark blue shades

Indigoes is the plural of indigo, the deep blue dye or the color itself.

The spelling with -es is less common than indigos but equally correct.

Both refer to multiple shades, dye batches, or plants from which the pigment derives: The indigoes in this fabric range from pale to nearly black.

dye

vats

Large holding tanks

natural dye · textile · fabric · cotton · denim · batik · mordant · oxidation · reduction · dipping

color

blue

Primary color; also sad

violet · hue · shade · spectrum · dark blue · cobalt · ultramarine · sapphire · tint · tone

plants

shrubs

Low woody plants

subtropical · leaves · harvesting · species · farming · crop · plantation · botanical · foliage · nitrogen-fixing

historical

trade

Exchange of commodities

cash crop · export · Bengal · Caribbean · Americas · commodity · merchants · economy · agriculture · labor

Opposites
color spectrum position

indigoesoranges

Round citrus with segments

yellows · ambers · golds · tangerines · saffrons

pigment origin

indigoessynthetic dyes

Man-made coloring substances

Phrases
Family

indigo, indigos

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G