Definition of "cornflower blue" [cornflower blue]

• A bright blue color, with a tint of purple. (noun)
• Of a bright blue color, with a tint of purple. (adjective)

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• "Dusk was slowing giving way to night, painting the sky in a dark cornflower blue and the absence of light created a cozy intimacy in the small cab of his truck."
• "He looked down at the residuum of Honor’s blood, spattered on a silk tie of cornflower blue and dry as paper between his fingertips."
• "But her cornflower blue eyes were undimmed by age, her pure white hair soft but full, and the myriad wrinkles that made up her face seemed to quiver with interest."