What is the traditional Japanese color "navy blue"?
Navy blue is a deep blue with a slight reddish tinge, the darkest of all indigo dyes, so dark that it can be mistaken for black. Since the Heian period, it has been said to have referred to the reddest of indigo colors. Originally, indigo dyeing was done by repeatedly dyeing, but as a simple method, there was also a technique of adding ink to soybean juice to base dye the fabric, and then dyeing it with indigo. The use of navy blue became widespread after the Kamakura period, and in the Muromachi period, indigo dyers were called "kai."
Navy blue = Kon
During the Edo period, indigo dyeing techniques were further developed, and the name "Kouya" became established as the common name for the dyeing industry.
DIC Japanese Traditional Colors: R15 G37 B64 #0F2540/Navy
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