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Indigo vs Mauve - What's the difference?

indigo | mauve |

As nouns the difference between indigo and mauve

is that indigo is anil, indigo (plant) while mauve is (historical) a bright purple synthetic dye.

As an adjective mauve is

having a pale purple colour.

indigo

English

(wikipedia indigo)

Noun

  • A purplish-blue colour
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    • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=6 citation , passage=The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schooner Ventura headed for the land. It rose in places, black and sharp against the velvety indigo , over her dipping bow, though most of the low littoral was wrapped in obscurity.}}
  • An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain plants (the or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.
  • An indigo plant, such as from species in genera Indigofera'', ''Amorpha'' ( and ''Dalea (indigo bush).

    • Derived terms

    * (Viduidae family) * indigo blue * indigo bunting * indigo snake * indium * , Amorpha spp. ) * ) * wild indigo ()

    Related terms

    * indican * indicolite * indium * indoxyl * induline

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Having a deep blue colour.

    • See also

    * anil * aniline * * rainbow * Saxon blue *

    References

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    mauve

    English

    (wikipedia mauve)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) A bright purple synthetic dye.
  • The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet colour.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "mauve")

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having a pale purple colour.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "mauve")

    See also

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