blue vs spectral color

spectral color vs blue

blue and spectral color both are nouns.

blue is an adjective but spectral color is not an adjective.

blue is a verb but spectral color is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blue	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
spectral color	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spectral color is a hypernym of blue; that is, spectral color is a word with a broader meaning than blue:

blue: blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
spectral color: a color that has hue

Other hypernyms of blue include chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral colour.

blue (noun)	spectral color (noun)
any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae	a color that has hue
the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
blue clothing
blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue
the sky as viewed during daylight
used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

blue (adjective)	spectral color (adjective)
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
filled with melancholy and despondency
causing dejection
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
morally rigorous and strict
used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)
suggestive of sexual impropriety
characterized by profanity or cursing

blue (verb)	spectral color (verb)
turn blue

Difference between blue and spectral color

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