BRIGHT BLUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bright blue mean? 

• BRIGHT BLUE (adjective)
  The adjective BRIGHT BLUE has 1 sense:

1. of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky

  Familiarity information: BRIGHT BLUE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRIGHT BLUE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky

Synonyms:

azure; bright blue; cerulean; sky-blue

Context example:

October's bright blue weather

Similar:

chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)

 Context examples 

In the prussian blue staining, the sections are treated with an acidic solution of potassium ferrocyanide and any ferric iron present reacts to form an insoluble bright blue pigment called Prussian blue.

(Iron Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)

Bright red patches of gas can be seen scattered through its swirling spiral arms, mixed with bright blue regions that contain newly forming stars.

(Lonely Galaxy Lost in Space, NASA)

Pops of bright blue and green in this image of the Fireworks galaxy (NGC 6946) show the locations of extremely bright sources of X-ray light captured by NASA's NuSTAR space observatory.

(NASA Satellite Spots a Mystery That's Gone in a Flash, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)