https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-or-blue-how-to-tell Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 02 May 2026 21:59:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-or-blue-how-to-tell#post-291974 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:35:37 +0000 Deb 291974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>(@Sara: Jinx! LOL) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-or-blue-how-to-tell#post-291971 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:34:44 +0000 Deb 291971@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una - I so agree with you that the names they give colors these days can be baffling - not to mention annoying! To me, in this case, ink would indicate a dark blue. Actually more like indigo than navy. In any case, do you have something you know for sure is a very dark blue? If so, you might try holding it up to that to see if it seems black in comparison.</p> <p>If this doesn't work, then to me you should wear it with any color you want. So there! *That* will teach it to be so inscrutable! :-O </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-or-blue-how-to-tell#post-291970 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:34:25 +0000 MNsara 291970@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, good lighting will help! I would just hold it against something I know to be a true black (also good to decide on that in good light).</p> <p>In my experience, 'Ink" means very dark blue.</p> <p>I don't usually worry about the name though, just what they look like together with other pieces. I have some blacks I won't pair together. I learned the hard way that Macy's has terrible lighting for checking colors -- must go home and wait for daylight -- sometimes that takes until the weekend </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/black-or-blue-how-to-tell#post-291961 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:16:59 +0000 catgirl 291961@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, no dilemma is too strange for me.</p> <p>I have a black (or so I thought) jersey jacket that is not old or faded, and I just realized today that it is actually a very dark blue. At least I think it is. The color name was "ink", because that is JUST SO INFORMATIVE. I have held it up to other blacks but even blacks can be different shades of saturation...</p> <p>Anyone else have a litmus test for this? Maybe I need to live somewhere that has actual daylight! </p>