Meaning & use
bluish-purple
Having a color that is a mixture of blue and purple, leaning toward blue.
See it in a sentence
The bruise turned a deep bluish-purple by the second day after the fall.
She painted the bedroom walls a soft bluish-purple that matched the evening sky.
A note on using this word
Bluish-purple is a descriptive compound; use it when a color falls between clear blue and clear purple rather than matching either exactly.
Words with a similar meaning
violetindigo
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