dark blue vs blue

blue vs dark blue

dark blue and blue both are nouns.

dark blue is not an adjective while blue is an adjective.

dark blue is not a verb while blue is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dark blue	Yes	No	No	No
blue	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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

dark blue: a dark shade of blue
blue: blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime

Other hypernyms of dark blue include blueness.

dark blue (noun)	blue (noun)
a dark shade of blue	any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
	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

dark blue (adjective)	blue (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

dark blue (verb)	blue (verb)
	turn blue

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