cyan Definition
cy·an (sī′an, -ən)
noun
a greenish-blue color
adjective
of this color
cyan Usage Examples
Converse of object
add: Add more cyan on images with a red color cast or vise versa.
Adjective modifier
- light: The Lyson 1000 Series and 1300 Series are available in cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan and light magenta.
- yellow: The colors are black, yellow, light cyan, cyan, light magenta and magenta.
- black: The Lyson 1000 Series and 1300 Series are available in cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan and light magenta.
- photo: Six separate ink tanks house the printer's cyan, magenta, yellow, black and photo cyan and photo magenta inks.
Modifies a noun
- ink: The black, yellow, magenta or cyan Ink Out light is flashing or on solid.
- dye: Red dye, cyan dye, yellow dye all subtract colors from the " white " light.
- magenta: The colors are black, yellow, light cyan, cyan, light magenta and magenta.
- paint: Yellow paint reflects green and red light but absorbs blue light whereas cyan paint reflects blue and green light and absorbs red light.
- color: However in Navigator 4.0, the browser will crop the cyan background color to just the area covered by text.
- foreground: This may explain the cyan foreground - the bottom clock is clearly white on blue.
Used with adjective complement
use: When using cyan, magenta and yellow in certain variations they create oranges, reds, violets, and so on.
Noun used with modifier

