slate blue

noun

1. a moderate to dark grayish blue.

Other Word Forms

• slate-blue adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of slate blue¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

The skies did not fully cede to darkness as I watched the annular eclipse in the Hill Country town of Bandera on Saturday, but instead had just a slight slate blue tone.

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From their desks, nearly 30 stories off the ground, they watched as the sky transformed from hazy, slate blue in the morning to dirty, dishwater gray at noon.

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Key is available in veneered oak or walnut or in powder-coated white, gray, slate blue or brick.

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I know from photos that the sheets of slate blue clouds overhead were so thin in places that a peachy sunset could be seen beyond them, like light passing through stained glass.

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Previous Dragonfly units have come in really gorgeous Dragonfly Blue and sophisticated matte black shades, but this model doesn’t offer that — Natural Silver and darker Slate Blue are the options.

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