But what color is indigo? Turns out, that's a big question. A mix of blue and purple — and affectionately known in the Livingetc office as 'blurple' — indigo sits on the color spectrum ...

Indigo powder, derived from the natural indigo pigment extracted from the indigo plant, is renowned for its use in dyeing fabrics and has gained considerable popularity in the hair dye industry.

The ridges of the mortar in between the bricks emit a blue hue, the color of the ocean: indigo, a name that refers to the shrub, the dye the plant produces and the color itself. This crumbling ...

Natural indigo dye has been used worldwide for thousands of years, but the invention of synthetic indigo dye in the 1800s caused the industry to crater. In Japan's Tokushima Prefecture ...

People have been wearing blue jeans for centuries. Originally, the blue color came from a natural indigo dye. The dye was chosen for the way it interacted with cotton. When heated, most dyes ...

Kaji Kakuo is revolutionizing the 400-year-old tradition of Japanese indigo dyeing, breathing new life into the deep hue known as Japan blue. He shares his thoughts on innovating indigo.