mazarine blue
noun,
often capitalized M
Definition of mazarine blue
: a deep purplish blue that is slightly redder than hyacinth blue, redder and paler than average sapphire (see sapphire 2a), and redder, lighter, and stronger than cyanine blue (see cyanine blue 1b) —called also bellflower, Roslyn blue
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