Brian Skerry

I swam with my first shark in the 1980s. I was 20 miles off the coast of Rhode Island, working with a group of marine scientists. Late in the day, a 5-foot long blue shark swam into our chum slick. For the next hour, I marveled at the animal's stunning indigo color and the elegant way she moved effortlessly through the sea.

American Photographer

Padgett Powell

Many parks in Florida have information kiosks with colorful enamel signs showing the special flora and fauna in the park. The gopher tortoise, the scrub jay, the indigo snake. At no park with an indigo snake on its kiosk signs could I find an indigo.

American Novelist

Terry Eagleton

People do evil things because they are evil. Some people are evil in the way that some things are coloured indigo. They commit their evil deeds not to achieve some goal, but just because of the sort of people they are.

English Critic

Gary Larson

People get very passionate about saving the whale, but when something like a Florida indigo snake is endangered there are not a lot of people out there holding up placards.

American Cartoonist

An indigo snake leaves a lasting impression.

Indigo refers to a specific shade of blue, darker than sky blue but lighter than navy.

Color Qualifier

Indigo is often used to suggest depth and richness in literature and poetry.

Color Metaphor

Understanding that indigo was historically significant can highlight its cultural importance.

Historical Use

Identify indigo as a natural, not synthetic, source of blue dye.

Natural Source

Indigo is synonymous with the traditional dyeing of denim jeans.

Fabric Dyeing

Indigo dye is known for its durability and resistance to fading over time.

Dye Durability

Indigo can represent different things in different cultures, from spirituality to wealth.

Cultural Symbolism

 He pointed out that certain people in the population, who are otherwise completely normal, had the following every time they see a number, it's colored. Five is blue, seven is yellow, eight is chartreuse, nine is indigo, OK? Bear in mind, these people are completely normal in other respects.

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 which is a good thing I suppose for a son because he'll manage to keep his kill that he has at the moment otherwise he might have a situation where he'll unfortunately lose it if ting garnet does come along so indigo girl he has been busy husana is a busy cat we know that he

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 Historically, this color came from natural plant-derived indigo. But most modern manufacturers use a synthetic dye made from petroleum byproducts and toxic chemicals. Once dyed, the cotton-plastic blend is woven into denim sheets, which are then cut and sewn into jeans.

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 Since it's organic, I'm really keen to try and minimize the addition of any chemicals. I can make it change color without using dye by a process of iron oxidation. Using fruit and vegetable staining, create organic patterning. And using indigo,

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 you can see the nose of Corky is deep black almost a sort of indigo black that means it's the coldest part of the picture you're looking at then the whitest part is the hottest part now this camera can tell you what heats

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 how's that look oh sorry about the reflection folks not working very well today there is the red beak the black beak and the orange feet so very important to identify that and the Indigo birds are

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 this island were enslaved Africans Alcala people and be in the island he had nothing but plantation and all the colony wait oh you know if cotton and their rice and all the indigo the

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 white snow and its iconic peaked summit is shrouded beneath a wispy cloud above that the stars reach into the deep indigo sky i was raised in the shadow of this

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 back to normal duties another intruder and indigo snakes it too is hungry and the meal it is searching for could well be a Jade chick

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 back to normal duties another intruder an indigo snake