saxe blue

English

Etymology

From French Saxe (“Saxony”) (from German), where a dye of this color originated.

Noun

saxe blue (countable and uncountable, plural saxe blues)

1. A light blue color, with a tint of grey.

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Adjective

saxe blue (not comparable)

1. Of a light blue color, with a tint of grey

Coordinate terms

• (blues) blue; Alice blue, aqua, aquamarine, azure, baby blue, beryl, bice, bice blue, blue green, blue violet, blueberry, cadet blue, Cambridge blue, cerulean, cobalt blue, Copenhagen blue, cornflower, cornflower blue, cyan, dark blue, Dodger blue, duck-egg blue, eggshell blue, electric blue, gentian blue, ice blue, lapis lazuli, light blue, lovat, mazarine, midnight blue, navy, Nile blue, Oxford blue, peacock blue, petrol blue, powder blue, Prussian blue, robin's-egg blue, royal blue, sapphire, saxe blue, slate blue, sky blue, teal, turquoise, ultramarine, Wedgwood blue, zaffre ^{(Category: en:Blues)}

Translations

colour

• French: sans pareille de Saxe
• German: sächsische Blau
• Japanese: サックス (ja) (sakkusu), サックスブルー (sakkusu burū)

See also

• Saxon blue