the chlorine in the water oxidizes the copper causing an off color, if you used enough of each it would turn a greenish blue color.
very dark blue
A precipitate is formed which has a light blue colour. After shaking, the precipitate re-dissolves forming a dark blue solution.
Copper (II) Nitrate burns in a Green flame
Bad Preperation. Or water.
Copper oxide appears as a black or dark brown powder after copper has burned.
Copper sulphate when mixed with a protein will turn purple if the amount of protein is sufficient enough in quantity to trigger the reaction. Planex1234 says; No offense but i think it is starch that turns dark blue - purple. Thetada says: the colour changes are arguably similar. Iodine solution goes blue/black in the presence of starch. The colour that sodium hydroxide / copper sulphate solution goes in the presence of protein is variously described as mauve / purple.
The darks substance is copper oxide, formed when the copper reacts with atmospheric oxygen.
When copper reacts with acetic acid, copper acetate is formed. Copper acetate is a dark greenish-blue colour.
dark green (but orange - brown if left standing)
The water soluble copper sulfate produces Cu(II) ions in solution. The soluble ammonium hydroxide produces ammonium ions and hydroxide ions in solution in equilibrium with ammonia and water. NH4OH(aq) ↔ NH3(aq) + H2O(l) The ammonia molecules react with the cooper ion to produce a complex ion of Cu(II) coordinated with four ammonia molecules. Cu2+(aq) + 4 NH3(aq) → [Cu(NH3)4]2+(aq) That complex ion in turn associates with a water molecule and the sulfate ion resulting in the products of the overall reaction. CuSO4(aq) + 4 NH4OH(aq) → Cu(NH3)4SO4H2O(s) + 3 H2O(l)
mocha with dark copper highlights
Bronze, copper, iron, wood.