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The colour Cyan derives its name from an Ancient Greek word, kyanos, meaning “dark blue enamel”, first invoked to describe the highly prized qualities of lapis lazuli, a semi-preci ous stone once ground to produce the earliest Ultramarine pigments. Today, the contemporary colour profile associated with Cyan has shifted from these deep blues of antiquity to incorporate lighter blue-green hues such as turquoise. In printing and design practices, where our colour derives its inspiration, Cyan, or “process blue” as it is sometimes referred to, is a cool and saturated transparent hue, suitable for a wide variety of applications, including CMYK screen printing. Show more