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  2. Violet (color) - Wikipedia

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    In the CMYK color model used in printing, violet is created with a combination of magenta and cyan pigments, with more magenta than cyan. On the RGB/CMY color wheel, violet is located between blue and magenta. Violet is closely associated with purple.

  3. Shades of violet - Wikipedia

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    CIELCh uv ( L, C, h) (41, 134, 275°) Source. W3C [1] B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) The color violet is named for the violet flower. Violet is a color term derived from the flower of the same name. There are numerous variations of the color violet, a sampling of which are shown below.

  4. Complementary colors - Wikipedia

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    Complementary colors (as defined in HSV) lie opposite each other on any horizontal cross-section. For example, in the CIE 1931 color space a color of a "dominant" wavelength can be mixed with an amount of the complementary wavelength to produce a neutral color (gray or white).

  5. Color theory - Wikipedia

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    Color theory, or more specifically traditional color theory, is the historical body of knowledge describing the behavior of colors, namely in color mixing, color contrast effects, color harmony, color schemes and color symbolism.

  6. Color - Wikipedia

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    Color. Colored pencils. Color ( American English) or colour ( Commonwealth English) is the visual perception based on the electromagnetic spectrum. Though color is not an inherent property of matter, color perception is related to an object's light absorption, reflection, emission spectra and interference.

  7. Color mixing - Wikipedia

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    For practical additive color models, an equal superposition of all primaries results in neutral (gray or white). In the RGB model, an equal mixture of red and green is yellow, an equal mixture of green and blue is cyan and an equal mixture of blue and red is magenta. [1] : 4.2 Yellow, cyan and magenta are the secondary colors of the RGB model.

  8. Color wheel - Wikipedia

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    The typical artists' paint or pigment color wheel includes the blue, red, and yellow primary colors. The corresponding secondary colors are green, orange, and violet or purple. The tertiary colors are green-yellow, yellow-orange, orange-red, red-violet/purple, purple/violet-blue and blue-green.

  9. Subtractive color - Wikipedia

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    It predated modern scientific color theory . Red, yellow, and blue are the primary colors of the RYB color "wheel". The secondary colors, violet (or purple), orange, and green (VOG) make up another triad, conceptually formed by mixing equal amounts of red and blue, red and yellow, and blue and yellow, respectively.

  10. Shades of magenta - Wikipedia

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    Violet (web color) Color coordinates; Hex triplet: #EE82EE: sRGB B (r, g, b) (238, 130, 238) HSV (h, s, v) (300°, 45%, 93%) CIELCh uv (L, C, h) (70, 85, 308°) Source: X11 X11 color names: ISCC–NBS descriptor: Vivid purple: B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

  11. Color scheme - Wikipedia

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    Color scheme. In color theory, a color scheme is a combination of 2 or more colors used in aesthetic or practical design. Aesthetic color schemes are used to create style and appeal. Colors that create a harmonious feeling when viewed together are often used together in aesthetic color schemes.