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Indigo vs Violet - What's the difference?

indigo | violet |

As nouns the difference between indigo and violet

is that indigo is a purplish-blue colour while violet is a bluish-purple colour.

As adjectives the difference between indigo and violet

is that indigo is having a deep blue colour while violet is having a bluish-purple colour.

As a proper noun Violet is

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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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    violet

    English

    (violet)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bluish-purple colour.
  • Viola , a genus of fragrant plants with white, purple or yellow flowers.
  • Any of several plants that look like the plants of the genus Viola but are taxonomically unrelated to them.

    • Derived terms

    * African violet (Saintpaulia spp.) * (bush violet) () * (Chinese violet) () * (damask violet), ) * ) * , (vern, dog's tooth violet) (Erythronium ) * gentian violet * methyl violet * (Persian violet), () * (Philippine violet) () * shrinking violet * (small bush violet) () * ) * (violet tree) ()

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having a bluish-purple colour.

    • Derived terms

    * ultraviolet * (violet cattleya) () * (violet click beetle) () * (violet helleborine) ( * (violet shell) () * (violet snail) () * (violet spider conch) () * (violet turaco) (Musophaga violacea ) * (violet wood) () * (violet wood-sorrel) () * (violet wood hoopoe) ()

    Related terms

    * viola * violaceous

    See also

    * * * * * * gentamicin * iodine * iodopsin * iolite * ionone * * cudbear * rainbow * rocket * trout lily * wild pansy ----