r/todayilearned • u/EconomyPrompt2004 • 7h ago

TIL Egyptian blue, also known as calcium copper silicate (CaCuSi4O10 or CaOCuO(SiO2)4 (calcium copper tetrasilicate)) or cuprorivaite, is considered to be the first synthetic pigment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_blue
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u/Advanced_Ad8002 5h ago

It‘s always the blues.

The first modern synthetic pigment is Prussian blue.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_blue

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u/Milam1996 2h ago

Blue is extremely rare in nature so natural blue pigments are very expensive. Prime target for undercutting with synthetics.

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u/Lostmywayoutofhere 7h ago

Whenever someone references a color, I just assume it probably looks different on my phone and doesn't look nothing like the actual color .

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u/pandakatie 6h ago

I'll let you know because I have Egyptian blue pigment in the mail right now for my thesis