ultramarine
Vivid blue pigment
Ultramarine is a vivid blue pigment, originally made by grinding the semiprecious stone lapis lazuli.
The name refers to the pigment's origin "beyond the sea"—lapis lazuli came to Europe from Afghanistan.
As an adjective, ultramarine describes this particular shade of deep, brilliant blue: an ultramarine sky, ultramarine tiles.
Saturated dark azure
- vividIntensely clear and bright
- intenseExtreme in degree
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- richHaving much of something
brilliant · pure · blue-violet · cool · warm · cyan · indigo · cerulean
Blue ornamental stone
- cobaltElement twenty-seven
- azuriteBlue copper carbonate mineral
- powderedCrushed to fine particles
- groundSolid surface underfoot
synthetic · natural · mineral · lightfast · oil paint · watercolor · acrylic · tempera
Blue ornamental stone
- AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
- expensiveCosting much money
- rareSeldom found or seen
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
prized · valuable · sought-after · imported · exotic · historical · medieval trade · gold leaf
European cultural reawakening
- VermeerBaroque Dutch painter
- MadonnaChrist's mother, or pop icon
- illuminated manuscriptHand-decorated medieval book
- religious paintingArtwork depicting sacred subjects
masterpiece · gallery · oil painting · canvas · brushwork · Titian · iconography · drapery
Saltwater body, not ocean
- deep seaLightless ocean zone
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- AegeanEastern Mediterranean sea
- tropical watersSeas near the equator
coral reef · ocean depths · waves · nautical · seascape · horizon · lagoon · coastal
deep blue
Saturated dark azure
rich · brilliant · pure · blue-violet · cool · warm · cyan · indigo · cerulean · navy
lapis lazuli
Blue ornamental stone
ground · synthetic · natural · mineral · lightfast · oil paint · watercolor · acrylic · tempera · fresco
lapis lazuli
Blue ornamental stone
- AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
- expensiveCosting much money
- rareSeldom found or seen
luxury · prized · valuable · sought-after · imported · exotic · historical · medieval trade · gold leaf · patronage
Renaissance
European cultural reawakening
- VermeerBaroque Dutch painter
- MadonnaChrist's mother, or pop icon
- illuminated manuscriptHand-decorated medieval book
religious painting · masterpiece · gallery · oil painting · canvas · brushwork · Titian · iconography · drapery · robes
sea
Saltwater body, not ocean
- deep seaLightless ocean zone
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- AegeanEastern Mediterranean sea
tropical waters · coral reef · ocean depths · waves · nautical · seascape · horizon · lagoon · coastal · aquatic
- ultra-ultraviolet, ultrasound, ultrafast, ultrahigh, ultralow
- colorsred, blue, green, yellow, orange
- PortugalLisbon, Porto, Algarve, Oporto, Madeira
- dark bluesnavy blue, midnight blue, dark blue, deep blue, navy
- fancy colorsindigo, crimson, scarlet, burgundy, mauve
- paint colorsred, yellow, blue, green, orange
ultramarineorange
Citrus with segments
vermilion · scarlet · burnt orange · burnt sienna · amber
ultramarineachromatic
Lacking visible hue
neutral · colorless · gray · desaturated · white
- ultramarine blueDeep vivid pigment
marine, marina, submarine, ultra, maritime, mariner, ultramodern, ultraconservative, ultramarathon