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Perse vs Indigo - What's the difference?

perse | indigo |

As nouns the difference between perse and indigo

is that perse is a dark greyish blue colour while indigo is a purplish-blue colour.

As adjectives the difference between perse and indigo

is that perse is dark greyish blue or purple while indigo is having a deep blue colour.

As a proper noun Perse

is an Oceanid, (one of the three thousand daughters of the Titans' Oceanus and Tethys), and the wife of the sun god, Helios, with who she is the mother of Aeetes, Perses, Pasiphae and Circe. One of her many sisters is Amphitrite, (the wife of Poseidon). Perse is also closely identified with Hecate.

perse

English

Noun

  • A dark greyish blue colour
  • Adjective

  • Dark greyish blue or purple
  • Derived terms

    See also

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    Anagrams

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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 ()

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Having a deep blue colour.
  • See also

    * anil * aniline * * rainbow * Saxon blue *

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