royal blue


noun

a deep blue, often with a faint reddish tinge.

Origin of royal blue

First recorded in 1810–20

Example sentences from the Web for royal blue

  • He was a young man wearing the royal-blue uniform of a Space Cadet.

    Sabotage in Space |Carey Rockwell
  • And upon all these expeditions she wore an air of conscious correctness and the royal-blue velvet cape.

    Little Aliens |Myra Kelly
  • The shopkeeper described the automobile as a royal-blue limousine of twenty-four horse-power made by the firm of Peugeon & Co.

British Dictionary definitions for royal blue

royal blue

noun

  1. a deep blue colour
  2. (as adjective)a royal-blue carpet