Shades of blue?

[david-us.livejournal.com]

Do "синий" and "голубой" have different meanings as far as the color they represent? Is one darker than the other? Or, are they completely synonymous?

Is it equally appropriate to say "голубое небо" or "синее небо", for instance?

David Emerling
Memphis, TN

Comments

[dvanoltri.livejournal.com]

To my eyes first one is black(may be dark blue, темно-синий, иссиня чёрный, second is синий and third is голубой. And the third colour is the nearest colour to the colour of sky.

[oryx_and_crake]

The third is not голубой, it has too much green in it. I'd rather call this colour бирюзовый (turquoise). The second, on the other hand, is too dark. But this strongly depends on your monitor settings as well.

[pinky-the-cow.livejournal.com]

Nice idea, I agree with бирюзовый (but I would make it тускло-бирюзовый).