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  2. Shades of purple - Wikipedia

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    Dark Purple Color coordinates; Hex triplet #301934: sRGB B (r, g, b) (48, 25, 52) HSV (h, s, v) (291°, 52%, 20%) CIELCh uv (L, C, h) (13, 15, 300°) Source: ISCC-NBS: ISCC–NBS descriptor: Very dark purple: B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

  3. Violet (color) - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Purple - Wikipedia

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    Purple is a color similar in appearance to violet light. In the RYB color model historically used in the arts, purple is a secondary color created by combining red and blue pigments. In the CMYK color model used in modern printing, purple is made by combining magenta pigment with either cyan pigment, black pigment, or both.

  5. Color symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Today, purple symbolizes evil and infidelity in Japan, but the same is symbolized by blue in East Asia and by yellow in France. Additionally, the sacred color of Hindu and Buddhist monks is orange. The Renaissance was also a time in which black and purple were colors of mourning.

  6. Shades of violet - Wikipedia

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    Dark reddish purple. B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) The color Japanese violet or Sumire is shown at right. This is the color called "violet" in the traditional Japanese colors group, a group of colors in use since beginning in 660 CE in the form of various dyes that are used in designing kimono.

  7. Byzantium (color) - Wikipedia

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    Deep reddish purple. B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) 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.

  8. Lavender (color) - Wikipedia

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    The color lavender might be described as a medium purple, a pale bluish purple, or a light pinkish-purple. The term lavender may be used in general to apply to a wide range of pale, light, or grayish-purples, but only on the blue side; lilac is pale purple on the pink side.

  9. Handkerchief code - Wikipedia

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    LGBT symbols. The handkerchief code (also known as the hanky code, the bandana code, and flagging) [1] is a system of color-coded cloth handkerchief or bandanas for non-verbally communicating one's interests in sexual activities and fetishes. The color of the handkerchief identifies a particular activity, and the pocket it is worn in (left or ...

  10. Traditional colors of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Greyish dark green 101,98,85 #656255 ... Disappearing purple 63,49,58 #3F313A

  11. Tyrian purple - Wikipedia

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    The colours in this photograph may not represent them precisely. Tyrian purple ( Ancient Greek: πορφύρα porphúra; Latin: purpura ), also known as royal purple, imperial purple, or imperial dye, is a reddish- purple natural dye. The name Tyrian refers to Tyre, Lebanon, once Phoenicia.