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Color:
Egyptian blue


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Colors with the same hue:
Black
Pitch
Pitch Black
Soot Black
Deep Space Black
Phantom Black
Eerie black
Tar
Iron Black
Coal Black
Coal
Asphalt Gray
Jet
Hematite
Resolution blue
Tungsten
St. Patrick's blue
Smalt 
Philippine blue
Royal azure
Nearby colors:
Denim Blue
Samsung blue
Blue 
Absolute Zero
Persian blue
Ocean Blue
New Car
Violet-blue
Interstellar Indigo
Plump Purple
Cobalt blue
Cerulean blue
Cosmic cobalt
Deep Purple
Phthalo blue
Iris
Words evoked by this color:
persian,  persia,  iranian,  matisse,  sumerian,  cumulative,  cosh,  cobalt,  frit,  galician,  majolica,  cadenza,  mesopotamian,  moroccan,  puebla,  cezanne,  centripetal,  cwm,  denizen,  denis,  jean,  jort,  wrangler,  westernized,  pocket,  drax,  bastille,  plunged,  plunging,  wail,  overnight,  nighttime,  tonight,  benthic,  fathomless,  petroleum,  oversleep,  vigil,  gargantuan,  kneeling,  engross,  intrapsychic,  magus,  croon,  arcane,  arcanum,  sorcerer,  reverent,  implore,  baudelaire
Literary analysis:
Egyptian blue has appeared in literature as a striking, evocative hue that delivers both a vivid sensory experience and a bridge to ancient splendor. In one narrative, it envelopes the sky with an almost magical intensity, setting a scene where the heavens themselves seem to wear this rare shade, as noted in [1]. Historical texts further describe its use in the grand architecture of antiquity—Vitruvius, for example, recognized Egyptian blue (or Cœruleum) as a celebrated pigment adorning the temple walls and even the cases of mummies [2]. Its luminous quality extends into depictions of art, where figures and objects are rendered in this distinctive color to evoke refined beauty and timeless allure [3], while potters are said to be irresistibly drawn to its captivating glow in their glazes [4].
  1. The hillsides smiled with vineyards, the sky arched all with an Egyptian blue, the westering sun, tempering his fierceness, looked benignly on.
    — from The Fortunes of Garin by Mary Johnston
  2. Egyptian Blue , called by Vitruvius, Cœruleum, is frequently found on the walls of the temples in Egypt, as well as on the cases enclosing mummies.
    — from Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by George Field
  3. Like many of the other figures and objects, they are generally of the beautiful Egyptian blue.
    — from The Ceramic Art A Compendium of The History and Manufacture of Pottery and Porcelain by Jennie J. Young
  4. PART VI Alkaline Glazes The glory of the Persian and Egyptian blue is too alluring for potters to withstand.
    — from The Potter's Craft: A Practical Guide for the Studio and Workshop by Charles Fergus Binns



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