[Explanation of a color]

The Konpeki, it is the deep dark blue, such as the color of strong blue sky of summer sunshine. From the fact that characters that represent the blue and “Heki” in the dark blue of strong blue-green as “Kon” is repeated, it is often used in dark beautiful blue representation of as “Konpekinosora” “Konpekinoumi”.

Azure is the bright and vivid blue called in overseas as “AZURE”, but is also used in the same way in the sky and sea colors. The Azur is originally color from a “lapis lazuli” of jewelry, it is thought this color is to be a color name that can try Japanese translation as “lapis lazuli = dark blue Midori = Konpeki” when transmitted to Japan.

By the way, refers to the color of lapis lazuli and “Ruri-iro”, color on the pigment of color “Gunjou-iro” such as Rapisurari that the lapis lazuli in powder There are other.

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