blue-black

noun

A very dark blue.

Similar
bluish blackachromaticneutral

Meanings

nounblue-black (plural blue-blacks)

plural blue-blacks

  1. A very dark blue.
  2. Black with bluish highlights.
adjectiveblue-black (comparative more blue-black, superlative most blue-black)

comparative more blue-black · superlative most blue-black

  1. Of a very dark blue.
  2. Black with bluish highlights.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof black tinged with blue

Similar
bluish blackachromaticneutral

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish blåsort, blåsort
  • blåsortvery dark blue
  • blåsortblack with bluish highlights
Estonian sinakasmust
  • sinakasmustvery dark blue
Finnish sinimusta, sinimusta
  • sinimustavery dark blue
  • sinimustablack with bluish highlights
German blauschwarz
  • blauschwarzvery dark blue
Greek μαυρογάλανος
  • μαυρογάλανος (mavrogálanos)black with bluish highlights
Japanese 青黒
  • 青黒 (aoguro)very dark blue
Norwegian blåsvart, blåsvart
  • blåsvartvery dark blue
  • blåsvartblack with bluish highlights
Cite this entry
APA

blue-black. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue-black

MLA

“blue-black.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue-black. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blue-black,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue-black.

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