Etymology

bleu celeste

Today it means: A rarely-occurring sky-blue tincture, lighter than azure. Full definition →

French bleu céleste
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  1. French · borrowed frombleu céleste“sky blue”
  2. English todaybleu celeste

Borrowed from French bleu céleste (“sky blue”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.