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  2. Color of chemicals - Wikipedia

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    The color of chemicals is a physical property of chemicals that in most cases comes from the excitation of electrons due to an absorption of energy performed by the chemical.

  3. Tyrian purple - Wikipedia

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    Tyrian purple ( Ancient Greek: πορφύρα porphúra; Latin: purpura ), also known as royal purple, imperial purple, or imperial dye, is a reddish- purple natural dye.

  4. Ruby (color) - Wikipedia

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    ISCC–NBS descriptor. Dark purplish red. B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) Displayed at right is deep tone of ruby that is called ruby in the British Standards 381 color list. This color is #542 on the 381 color list. The 381 color list is for colors used in identification, coding, and other special purposes.

  5. Orchid (color) - Wikipedia

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    Vivid purple. B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) Orchid is a bright rich purple color that resembles the color which various orchids often exhibit. Various tones of orchid may range from grayish purple to purplish-pink to strong reddish purple. The first recorded use of orchid as a color name in English was in 1915. [1]

  6. Shades of brown - Wikipedia

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    Some shades of Brown. Red Brown ( X11) Pale Brown. Medium Brown. Dark Brown. Light Brown. Shades of brown can be produced by combining red, yellow, and black [1] pigments, or by a combination of orange and black —illustrated in the color box. The RGB color model, that generates all colors on computer and television screens, makes brown by ...

  7. Plum (color) - Wikipedia

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    Plum (color) Plum is a purple color with a brownish-gray tinge, like that shown on the right, or a reddish purple, which is a close representation of the average color of the plum fruit. As a quaternary color on the RYB color wheel, plum is an equal mix of the tertiary colors russet and slate. [2] [3]

  8. Magenta - Wikipedia

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    If magenta, cyan, and yellow are printed on top of each other on a page, they make black. In this model, magenta is the complementary color of green. If combined, green and magenta ink will look dark brown or black. The magenta used in color printing, sometimes called process magenta, is a darker shade than the color used on computer screens.

  9. Caput mortuum (pigment) - Wikipedia

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    Caput mortuum ( Latin for 'dead head', and variously spelled caput mortum or caput mortem ), also known as cardinal purple, is the name given to a purple variety of haematite iron oxide pigment, used in oil paints and paper dyes. Due to the cultural significance of its deep purple colour, it was very popular for painting the robes of religious ...