青紫(あおむらさき)

あおむらさき
noun
blue-purple; blue-violet
color
1. blue-purple; blue-violet; indigo-purple
A color that is a blend of blue and purple, leaning more toward the blue end. A compound of 青(あお) (blue) and 紫(むらさき) (purple).
空(そら)が青紫(あおむらさき)に染(そ)まった。
The sky was dyed blue-purple.
青紫(あおむらさき)の紫陽花(あじさい)が咲(さ)いている。
Blue-purple hydrangeas are blooming.
夕暮(ゆうぐ)れの空(そら)が青紫(あおむらさき)から濃紺(のうこん)に変(か)わっていく様子(ようす)が美(うつく)しかった。
It was beautiful watching the evening sky change from blue-purple to dark navy.

A compound color name combining 青(あお) (blue) and 紫(むらさき) (purple). This is a common pattern in Japanese for naming intermediate colors. The color sits between blue and purple on the spectrum.

Common collocations

Related words

  • 紫(むらさき): purple — one of the component colors
  • 青(あお): blue — the other component color
  • 赤紫(あかむらさき): red-purple; magenta — the opposite blend, leaning toward red
  • 藍(あい): indigo — a deep blue-violet dye and color with historical significance in Japan

Related Words

Related: 藍(あい) (indigo)
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Added 2026.4.9 3:37 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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