slate-blue

slate blue

n.
A grayish blue to dark bluish gray.

slate′-blue′ adj.
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slate-blue

adj
(Colours) of a dark greyish-blue colour
n
(Colours) a dark greyish-blue colour
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Translations

slate-blue

[ˈsleɪtˈbluː] ADJde color azul pizarra
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

slate-blue

[ˌsleɪtˈbluː] adjblu ardesia inv
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One Spanish coast guard, pointing across the shimmering slate-blue Med to Morocco and the rest of the African continent, says: " As long as there is poverty and wars over there, they will come."
This blends the glaze and slate-blue paint together and exposes some of the white base coat, giving you a soft, marbled effect.
Samples collected for this study from the Indian Ocean at Thailand and South Africa included many different color morphs (vivid salmon-orange, gray-purple, dark purple, gray, brown, slate-blue, or gray-blue) and although the morphs differed at each location, the most common at both locations was a salmon-orange morph (as distinct from the apricot morph).
These also come in red, green, primrose, bright yellow, cream, plum, purple and slate-blue - with and without spots.
Nick announced that the slaty skimmer has a dark face, all dark slate-blue body and is very common in the area.
Taking an oblique glance along the southern limb near the terminator at 1,500x, one could imagine being in an Apollo command capsule sailing close to the head walls of slate-blue lunar mountains.
The investigators located the fault after spotting unusual turquoise water in two of the thousands of slate-blue lakes near the shock's epicenter.
Blending well with roses, lupins, foxgloves and other old-fashioned perennials, it comes in a range of colours from whites and pinks to deep blues, but my favourites are the soft lilac and deep purple varieties, including the soft slate-blue Lord Butler and Faust, which bears spikes of deep blue with a darker eye.
The bridesmaids wore iridescent chiffon slate-blue gowns designed by Michael Angelo and carried hand-tied bouquets of rust enchantment lilies, lavender stock, bella donna delphium, yellow button mums, Leonardo roses, and blue anemone.
As totality began, the southern region continued to brighten, taking on a dull pinkish color; throughout totality it remained brighter than the slate-blue northern region.
After identifying the song "Towers'' by Bon Iver, for example, the app suggested a slate-blue shade called Baltic Sea for walls and, for trim, Pale Blue Spring and black.
The purple of the "Yahoo!" logo has been replaced with a slate-blue background.