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Violet is the color of light at the short wavelength end of the visible spectrum. It is one of the seven colors that Isaac Newton labeled when dividing the spectrum of visible light in 1672. Violet light has a wavelength between approximately 380 and 435 nanometers. [2] The color's name is derived from the Viola genus of flowers.
Byzantium. The color Byzantium is a particular dark tone of purple. It originates in modern times, and, despite its name, it should not be confused with Tyrian purple ( hue rendering ), the color historically used by Roman and Byzantine emperors. The latter, often also referred to as "Tyrian red", is more reddish in hue, and is in fact often ...
Devil with a Blue Dress On. from the album Breakout...!!! "Sock It to Me, Baby!" " Devil with a Blue Dress On " (also known as " Devil with the Blue Dress ") is a song written by Shorty Long and William "Mickey" Stevenson, first performed by Long and released as a single in 1964. A later version recorded by Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels in ...
English actress Kate Winslet wore a red one-shoulder flower strap dress designed by Ben de Lisi to the 74th Academy Awards on 24 March 2002. The shoulder strap, composed of a garland of silk roses, was evocative of Spanish flamenco dancers.