Majorelle blue

noun

A clear, intense, fresh shade of deep blue.

Meanings

nounMajorelle blue (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA clear, intense, fresh shade of deep blue.

Origin

Coined as a trademark by the French artist Jacques Majorelle, who used this color in his Majorelle Garden in Marrakech, Morocco, in 1924.

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Majorelle blue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Majorelle%20blue

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Chicago

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