sky blue

American  

noun

sky blues plural

1. the color of the unclouded sky in daytime; azure.

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sky blue British  

noun

1. 1. a light or pale blue colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      a sky-blue jumper

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• sky-blue
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• sky blues
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sky blue

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

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sky blue

So after losing the final of the 2016 Copa America in New Jersey, Messi decided that he was fed up with the pressure that came with wearing the sky blue and white.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

His two-storey wooden house is painted in the white and sky blue of the Albiceleste.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

Plants cap he designed in Dodgers blue, which fades to a nice sky blue over time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024

If the new regulation was cobalt blue and the regulation back then was sky blue, that would not cut it—the government was out of luck.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2024

In the small slide, even with the magnifying glass, Mirjam was barely more than a smudge of sky blue toward the bottom of the frame.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse