ultramarine

• Couleur bleu profond et lumineux, à l'origine obtenue à partir du lapis-lazuli ; pigment bleu vif et intense.

A deep blue color, originally made from the mineral lapis lazuli.

1. Color descriptionB2formal

   Of a brilliant, deep blue to purplish-blue color, originally derived from the mineral lapis lazuli.

   Couleur outremer

   • The artist used ultramarine paint for the sky in the landscape.
   • Her dress was a striking shade of ultramarine.
   • The ultramarine pigment was highly valued in Renaissance paintings.

   Synonymesazureceruleanindigosapphire

• Nom désignant un pigment bleu vif, à l'origine obtenu à partir de la poudre de lapis-lazuli, ou la couleur bleu profond ou bleu-violet elle-même.

A noun referring to a vivid blue pigment originally made from powdered lapis lazuli, or the deep blue to purple-blue color itself.

1. C1formalart

   A deep blue pigment originally made by grinding lapis lazuli into a powder, used in painting.

   pigment bleu outremer

   • Renaissance painters often used ultramarine for the robes of the Virgin Mary.
   • The artist ground the lapis lazuli to create a vivid ultramarine.
   • Genuine ultramarine was once more expensive than gold.

   Synonymeslapis lazuliultramarine blue

2. Vivid blue colorB2formal

   A bright, intense blue to purplish-blue color.

   Bleu outremer

   • The sky was a brilliant ultramarine after the storm.
   • She chose an ultramarine dress for the gala.
   • The ocean shimmered in shades of ultramarine and turquoise.

   Synonymesazureceruleanlapis lazuliultramarine blue