Navy vs. Indigo — What's the Difference?

A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields.

Indigo is a deep color close to the color wheel blue (a primary color in the RGB color space), as well as to some variants of ultramarine, based on the ancient dye of the same name. The word "indigo" comes from the Latin for Indian as the dye was originally exported to Europe from India.

All of a nation's warships.

Any of various shrubs or herbs of the genus Indigofera in the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves and usually red or purple flowers in axillary racemes.

Often Navy A nation's entire military organization for sea warfare and defense, including vessels, personnel, and shore establishments.

A dark blue crystalline compound, C16H10N2O2, that is obtained from these plants or produced synthetically and is widely used as a textile dye. Also called indigotin.

A group of ships; a fleet.

Any of several related plants, especially those of the genera Amorpha and Baptisia.

Navy blue.

The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between blue and violet, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 420 to 450 nanometers; a dark blue to grayish purple blue.

(countable) A country's entire sea force, including ships and personnel.

A purplish-blue colour

(countable) A governmental department in charge of a country's sea force.

An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain plants (the indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.

A dark blue colour, usually called navy blue.

An indigo plant, such as from species in genera Indigofera, Amorpha (false indigo), Baptisia (wild indigo), and Psorothamnus and Dalea (indigo bush).

(color) Having the dark blue colour of navy blue.

Having a deep purplish-blue colour

(military) Belonging to the navy; typical of the navy.

A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors.

A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company.

A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders, such as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria (family Cruciferae), Indigofera suffroticosa, Indigofera tinctoria (family Leguminosae), Indigofera Anil, Nereum tinctorium, Polygonum tinctorium Ait. (family Polygonaceae), etc.; called also natural indigo. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican.

The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.

Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo.

The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the navy.

A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically

Same as navy blue.

Deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye

Having a color of navy blue.

A blue-violet color

An organization of military naval forces

A dark shade of blue