cyan-bluen.
/ˌsʌɪən ˈbluː/, /ˌsʌɪan ˈbluː/, U.S. /ˌsaɪən ˈblu/, /ˌsaɪˌæn ˈblu/ A greenish-blue colour, lying between green and blue in the spectrum.
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1879 O. N. Rood Mod. Chromatics vii. 81 The lake itself displays a wonderfully intense cyan-blue colour.
1880 Nature 4 Mar. 426/2 The cyan-blue region lying between green and blue.
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