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  2. Mauve - Wikipedia

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    Mauve ( / ˈmoʊv / ⓘ, mohv; [2] / ˈmɔːv / ⓘ, mawv) is a pale purple color [3] [4] named after the mallow flower (French: mauve ). The first use of the word mauve as a color was in 1796–98 according to the Oxford English Dictionary, but its use seems to have been rare before 1859. Another name for the color is mallow, [5] with the ...

  3. Shades of yellow - Wikipedia

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    Red, green and blue lights, representing the three basic additive primary colors of the RGB color system, red, green, and blue. Pure yellow light is composed of equal amount of red and green light. The color box at right shows the most intense yellow representable in 8-bit RGB color model; yellow is a secondary color in an additive RGB space.

  4. 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]

  5. Puce - Wikipedia

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    Puce is a brownish purple color. The term comes from the French couleur puce, literally meaning "flea color".. Puce became popular in the late 18th century in France. It appeared in clothing at the court of Louis XVI, and was said to be a favorite color of Marie Antoinette, though there are no portraits of her wearing it.

  6. The Color Purple (1985 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Color Purple is a 1985 American epic coming-of-age period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Menno Meyjes.It is based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker and was Spielberg's eighth film as a director, marking a turning point in his career as it was a departure from the summer blockbusters for which he had become known.

  7. Iris (color) - Wikipedia

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    Iris (color) The iris genus contains 260–300 species of flower, many of them of blue and purple shades. Iris is an ambiguous color term, usually referring to shades ranging from blue-violet to violet. However, in certain applications, it has been applied to an even wider array of colors, including pale blue, mauve, pink, and even yellow (the ...

  8. Lists of colors - Wikipedia

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    These are the lists of colors ; List of colors: A–F. List of colors: G–M. List of colors: N–Z. List of colors (alphabetical) List of colors by shade. List of color palettes. List of Crayola crayon colors. List of RAL colours.

  9. Pastel (color) - Wikipedia

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    Pastel colors are characterized by their gentle, subtle quality, [4] often conveying a feeling of innocence and sophistication. The colors of this family are usually described as "soothing." [5] Pink, mauve, [6] and baby blue [7] are commonly used pastel colors, as are mint green, peach, periwinkle, lilac, and lavender.