Ultramarine

/ˌʌltrəməˈriːn/
noun

A deep blue color.

She painted the sky with shades of ultramarine.
Visual representation of "ultramarine" - A deep blue color

Often appears as...

  • ultramarine sky
  • ultramarine blue
adjective

Relating to the color ultramarine.

She wore an ultramarine dress to the party.
Visual representation of "ultramarine" - Relating to the color ultramarine

Often appears as...

  • ultramarine sea
  • ultramarine eyes
noun

A blue pigment made from lapis lazuli.

The artist used ultramarine to paint the beautiful sea.
Visual representation of "ultramarine" - A blue pigment made from lapis lazuli

Often appears as...

  • ultramarine pigment
  • ultramarine paint

Usage tips

Technical

noun

A deep blue color.

She painted the sky with shades of ultramarine.
Visual representation of "ultramarine" - A deep blue color

Often appears as...

  • ultramarine sky
  • ultramarine blue
adjective

Relating to the color ultramarine.

She wore an ultramarine dress to the party.
Visual representation of "ultramarine" - Relating to the color ultramarine

Often appears as...

  • ultramarine sea
  • ultramarine eyes
noun

A blue pigment made from lapis lazuli.

The artist used ultramarine to paint the beautiful sea.
Visual representation of "ultramarine" - A blue pigment made from lapis lazuli

Often appears as...

  • ultramarine pigment
  • ultramarine paint

Usage tips

Technical

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Visual representation of "ultramarine"
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Deep Blue Shade

Ultramarine is specifically a deep and vivid blue, suggesting richness or depth.

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The evening gown was a striking shade of ultramarine.
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Not Just Any Blue

Ultramarine indicates a specific blue, not light or sky blue, but a more saturated one.

Illustration for Not Just Any Blue
He chose ultramarine, not aqua, for the book cover.
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Luxurious Association

Historically, ultramarine was expensive to produce, often associated with luxury or nobility.

Illustration for Luxurious Association
The ultramarine trimmings featured in the royal tapestry.
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Deep Blue Shade

Ultramarine is specifically a deep and vivid blue, suggesting richness or depth.

Illustration for Deep Blue Shade
The evening gown was a striking shade of ultramarine.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Not Just Any Blue

Ultramarine indicates a specific blue, not light or sky blue, but a more saturated one.

Illustration for Not Just Any Blue
He chose ultramarine, not aqua, for the book cover.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Luxurious Association

Historically, ultramarine was expensive to produce, often associated with luxury or nobility.

Illustration for Luxurious Association
The ultramarine trimmings featured in the royal tapestry.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Deep Blue Shade

Ultramarine is specifically a deep and vivid blue, suggesting richness or depth.

Illustration for Deep Blue Shade
The evening gown was a striking shade of ultramarine.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Not Just Any Blue

Ultramarine indicates a specific blue, not light or sky blue, but a more saturated one.

Illustration for Not Just Any Blue
He chose ultramarine, not aqua, for the book cover.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Luxurious Association

Historically, ultramarine was expensive to produce, often associated with luxury or nobility.

Illustration for Luxurious Association
The ultramarine trimmings featured in the royal tapestry.
Visual representation of the word "Ultramarine"

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Video examples

Amanda Williams: Why I...

oh, a smile emerges, stories about their grandmother's bathroom ensue. I mean, who needs turquoise when you have Ultra Sheen? Who needs teal when you have Ultra Sheen? Who needs ultramarine when you have Ultra Sheen.

Video examples

Amanda Williams: Why I...

oh, a smile emerges, stories about their grandmother's bathroom ensue. I mean, who needs turquoise when you have Ultra Sheen? Who needs teal when you have Ultra Sheen? Who needs ultramarine when you have Ultra Sheen.

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Quote examples

Jay Griffiths

British Author

Cultures have long heard wisdom in non-human voices: Apollo, god of music, medicine and knowledge, came to Delphi in the form of a dolphin. But dolphins, which fill the oceans with blipping and chirping, and whales, which mew and caw in ultramarine jazz - a true rhapsody in blue - are hunted to the edge of silence.
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Quote examples

Jonathan Raban

British Author

Seattle is a liberal city, its politics not so much blue (in the American, not the British, sense) as deep ultramarine, and its manners are studiously polite.
Portrait of Jonathan Raban

Quote examples

Jay Griffiths

British Author

Cultures have long heard wisdom in non-human voices: Apollo, god of music, medicine and knowledge, came to Delphi in the form of a dolphin. But dolphins, which fill the oceans with blipping and chirping, and whales, which mew and caw in ultramarine jazz - a true rhapsody in blue - are hunted to the edge of silence.
Portrait of Jay Griffiths

Quote examples

Jonathan Raban

British Author

Seattle is a liberal city, its politics not so much blue (in the American, not the British, sense) as deep ultramarine, and its manners are studiously polite.
Portrait of Jonathan Raban
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