Difference between revisions of "Cyanine blue"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | 1) A mixture of [ | + | 1) A mixture of [[Prussian blue]] and [[cobalt blue]] to produce a cyan blue hue. This color was also called Leitch's blue and Antwerp blue. |
| − | 2) A synthetic blue dye consisting of two heterocyclic groups connected by a chain of conjugated double bonds. See [ | + | 2) A synthetic blue dye consisting of two heterocyclic groups connected by a chain of conjugated double bonds. See [[cyanine dye]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 13:16, 13 January 2014
Description
1) A mixture of Prussian blue and Cobalt blue to produce a cyan blue hue. This color was also called Leitch's blue and Antwerp blue.
2) A synthetic blue dye consisting of two heterocyclic groups connected by a chain of conjugated double bonds. See Cyanine dye.
Synonyms and Related Terms
1. Leitch's blue; Antwerp blue 2. cyanine dye; blu cianina (It.)
Authority
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)