
Minecraft crafting recipe
Blue Dye
2 crafting recipes found
Item stats
64Max stack size
Blue Dye is a craftable item in Minecraft with 2 different crafting recipes. To craft Blue Dye, you need 1× Lapis Lazuli. This recipe fits the 2×2 grid, so you can make it in your inventory without a crafting table. Each craft yields 1 Blue Dye.


Blue Dye
Makes 1
Shapeless recipe. Ingredients can go in any slot of the crafting grid.
Ingredients to craft Blue Dye
- 1×Lapis LazuliSmelted from Deepslate Lapis Ore or Lapis Ore

Blue Dye, from scratch
Breaking every ingredient down to materials with no recipe of their own, one Blue Dye traces back to:
Traded by Villagers
Blue Dye appears in 2 villager trades across 2 professions.
- ShepherdExpertBuys this item
- Wandering TraderWandering TraderSells this item
How to craft Blue Dye in Minecraft
- Open your inventory to use the 2×2 crafting grid (or a crafting table).
- Place 1× Lapis Lazuli in the grid exactly as shown in the layout above.
- Drag the Blue Dye from the result box into your inventory.
Items you can craft with Blue Dye
Blue Dye is used as an ingredient in 13 recipes, including Blue Wool, Purple Dye, Cyan Dye, Light Blue Dye and Magenta Dye.