Deep?

Olin Lathrop wrote:

> I've always understood "dark" or "light" to refer to intensity.  The "blue"
> part refers to the hue.  Ordinary English is a bit ambiguous about
> describing color saturation.  "Washed out" or "grayish" definitely refer to
> low saturation, but there doesn't seem to be a universal term for high
> saturation.  If the color happens to be red, then you can say "fire engine
> red".  "Brilliant" can mean high saturation, but also high intensity
> depending on context.
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