indigo

Example Sentences

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As the sub dropped below 200 metres, the last traces of light disappeared, and indigo faded into total darkness.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Although a menacing observer lurks in the darkness, the couple feels protected, submerged beneath the wall of clouds, which roll like white waves against a huge, indigo sky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

Through the window of an upper floor office in West Hollywood, the sky changed from cyan to navy and then indigo blue.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

That’s mainly because the scarcity of indigo has driven up costs in recent years.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024

In the early-morning darkness, torches and fires made the mountainside palaces glow twenty different colors, from bloodred to indigo.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan