peacock blue
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of peacock blue
First recorded in 1880–85
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Instead of the usual vibrant red, this year’s carpet is peacock blue in honor of the 100th anniversary of NBC, which is broadcasting the ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
To solve this problem, Ridgway published two dictionaries of over a thousand different colors, from mustard gold to peacock blue, featuring page after page of hand-painted color swatches.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 7, 2023
They fashioned dark wood, brass, polychromatic tile and plaster painted peacock blue into an exuberant lounge that radiates a lack of interest in midcentury minimalism.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2020
The palette was dark blue and black, as well as deeper shades of peacock blue and emerald green.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2020
She put down a bottle of fire-engine red and picked up peacock blue, a new shade that was very popular but carried no good fortune.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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