In literature, "icy blue" is often employed as a vivid hue that evokes both a sense of cold detachment and ethereal beauty. Authors use it to depict natural elements with an almost otherworldly intensity, as seen with an icy blue stream that appears suddenly, overwhelming its surroundings [1, 2], or a sky that radiates a clear, cold light [3, 4]. At the same time, the shade is frequently used in character descriptions to suggest a piercing, enigmatic quality, with several texts highlighting eyes of an icy blue hue to underscore traits such as coolness, mystery, or inner turmoil [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]. Even in moments of transformation, like an icy blue rink morphing into gold, the color serves as a metaphor for change and the interplay of contrasting emotions [12].
- Suddenly an icy blue stream poured upon them from the depths of the cavern and drowned most of them before they had time to fly.
— from The Book of Romance
- Suddenly an icy blue stream poured upon them from the depths of the cavern, and drowned most of them before they had time to fly.
— from Tales of Romance
- The sun shone in an icy blue sky, but there was no heat in its rays.
— from Northern Diamonds by Frank Lillie Pollock
- It came, killing the stars, clear and cold in tint, beneath a sky shifting in colour from smoke-grey to aquamarine and icy blue.
— from The Ship of Coral by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
- The Countess Courteau eyed her interrogator coolly, her cheeks maintained their even coloring, her eyes were as icy blue as ever.
— from The Winds of Chance by Rex Beach
- She took his head onto her lap again; his eyes, a ghastly, icy blue in his white face, fluttered open.
— from The Master of Stair by Marjorie Bowen
- The chief was standing up in front of the map of the galaxy, his hands in his pockets, his eyes an icy blue.
— from The Stutterer by Reuben (Reuben Robert) Merliss
- A tall, stooped man with cane, icy blue eyes undimmed by age. )
— from The Status Civilization by Robert Sheckley
- His eyes were pale blue, almost icy blue, behind gold-rimmed glasses.
— from Double Challenge by Jim Kjelgaard
- But Miss Stokes did not speak: she only stared with large, icy blue eyes at him.
— from England, My England by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
- The old man just looked at her with those icy blue eyes, and she hung her head.
— from The Substitute Millionaire by Hulbert Footner
- The icy blue rink turned slowly into gold before he had quite made up his mind what to do.
— from The Dark Tower by Phyllis Bottome