Sinisävyiseen

Sinisävyiseen is a Finnish adjective form meaning bluish or blue-toned. It is derived from sininen (blue) and sävy (shade, hue) with the -inen suffix that marks adjectives describing a characteristic. The illative singular form sinisävyiseen is used when the phrase refers to entering or being in a bluish hue, for example in sinisävyiseen sävyyn (into a bluish shade).

Usage and nuance

Sinisävyinen describes colors or color palettes where blue dominates or where a blue hue is present, often with subtle or nuanced tones rather than pure blue. It is common in art, design, fashion, and interior decoration discussions, where precise hue descriptions matter. The term emphasizes the quality of the color rather than simply labeling it blue.

Grammatical notes

As with other -inen adjectives, sinisävyinen inflects to agree with the noun it modifies. The illative form sinisävyiseen is used with nouns in illative case, such as sävyyn or värimaailmaan, to express “into a bluish hue” or “into a bluish color world.” In ordinary predicative use, sinisävyinen can appear as the base nominative form or in other cases like sinisävyinen väri (bluish color) or sinisävyisen sävyn (genitive).

Examples

- Tausta on sinisävyinen. (The background is bluish.)

- Kankaan väri on sinisävyinen. (The fabric color is bluish.)

- Värimaailmamme perustuu sinisävyiseen sävyyn. (Our color palette is based on a bluish hue.)

See also

Sininen, sävy, värimaailma.