1. How blue is it? Which colours can you see in this picture?
How can you distinguish between the different blues?
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2. It’s not blue, it’s …. ?
Think about what you could use these colours to describe.
Colour
Shade
Example
navy
dark blue
Often used for formal clothes and can show that something is sombre or serious.
azure
a very bright blue
The blue of a cloudless sky or warm seas.
sky blue
lighter than azure
A clear sky in winter.
Arctic blue
A very pale blue
Looks like ice, which can show coldness.
Unit 5.3
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