Purple navy is a color that has been used by some navies. "Purple navy" in this color terminology usage is regarded as a shade of indigo, a color which can be regarded as a tone of purple when using the common English definition of purple, i.e., a color between blue and red. The first recorded use of purple navy as a color name in English was in 1926. The source of this color is Dictionary of Color Names (1955).
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