Architectural color expert Amy Krane says that, simply put, indigo is both blue and purple."It is a deep blue tinged with purple," she says. In our interiors, it can swing either way, depending on ...

Everything you need to know about the 2020 Pantone Color of the Year, Classic Blue, a hue that's calming, ... Additionally, its indigo shade can be achieved naturally from plants and dyes, ...

Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to present day cobalt mining. Her new book is Black in Blues.

Catherine McKinley traveled through nine West African countries a decade ago to track the history of indigo, the blue dye that was made very valuable by the African slave trade. Host Michel Martin ...