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

[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).