Indigo vs. Purple

Indigonoun

A purplish-blue colour

Indigonoun

An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain plants (the indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.

Indigonoun

An indigo plant, such as from species in genera Indigofera, Amorpha (false indigo), Baptisia (wild indigo), and Psorothamnus and Dalea (indigo bush).

Indigoadjective

having a deep purplish-blue colour

Indigonoun

A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors.

Indigonoun

A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders, such as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria (family Cruciferae), Indigofera suffroticosa, Indigofera tinctoria (family Leguminosae), Indigofera Anil, Nereum tinctorium, Polygonum tinctorium Ait. (family Polygonaceae), etc.; called also natural indigo. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican.

Indigoadjective

Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo.

Indigonoun

a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically

Indigonoun

deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye

Indigonoun

a blue-violet color

Indigo

Indigo is a deep color close to the color wheel blue (a primary color in the RGB color space), as well as to some variants of ultramarine, based on the ancient dye of the same name. The word comes from the Latin for Indian as the dye was originally exported to Europe from India.

Purplenoun

A colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta.

Purplenoun

Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.

Purplenoun

(by extension) Imperial power, because the colour purple was worn by emperors and kings.

Purplenoun

Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.

Purplenoun

The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.

Purplenoun

(medicine) Purpura.

Purplenoun

Earcockle, a disease of wheat.

Purplenoun

Any of the species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis).

Purplenoun

A cardinalate.

Purpleadjective

Having a colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue.

Purpleadjective

Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support, as in purple state, purple city.

Purpleadjective

(in Netherlands and Belgium) Mixed between social democrats and liberals.

Purpleadjective

Imperial; regal.

Purpleadjective

Blood-red; bloody.

Purpleadjective

(of language) Extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.

Purpleverb

(intransitive) To turn purple in colour.

Purpleverb

(transitive) To dye purple.

Purpleverb

(transitive) To clothe in purple.

Purplenoun

A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.

Purplenoun

Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity; as, to put on the imperial purple.

Purplenoun

Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth.

Purplenoun

A cardinalate. See Cardinal.

Purplenoun

Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) as, the banded purple (Basilarchia arthemis). See Illust. under Ursula.

Purplenoun

Any shell of the genus Purpura.

Purplenoun

See Purpura.

Purplenoun

A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle.

Purpleadjective

Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color; as, a purple robe.

Purpleadjective

Imperial; regal; - so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority.

Purpleadjective

Blood-red; bloody.

Purpleverb

To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as, hands purpled with blood.

Purplenoun

a chromatic color between red and blue

Purplenoun

of imperial status;

Purpleverb

become purple

Purpleverb

color purple

Purpleadjective

of a color midway between red and blue

Purpleadjective

excessively elaborate or showily expressed;

Purpleadjective

belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler;

Purplenoun

a colour intermediate between red and blue

Purplenoun

purple clothing or material.

Purplenoun

a crimson dye obtained from some molluscs, formerly used for fabric worn by an emperor or senior magistrate in ancient Rome or Byzantium.

Purplenoun

(in ancient Rome or Byzantium) clothing made from fabric dyed with Tyrian purple.

Purplenoun

(in ancient Rome) a position of rank, authority, or privilege

Purplenoun

the scarlet official dress of a cardinal.

Purpleadjective

of a colour intermediate between red and blue

Purpleverb

make or become purple in colour

Purple

Purple may refer to any of a variety of colors with hue between red and blue. However, the meaning of the color term purple differs even among native speakers of English, for example when comparing speakers from the United Kingdom with those from the United States )..