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Learn about the history, variations and meanings of the color purple, from ancient dyes to modern web colors. Compare different shades of purple, such as Tyrian purple, royal purple, mauve and lavender.
Magenta is a purplish-red, reddish-purple, or a mauvish–crimson color. It is located midway between red and blue, opposite green, on color wheels of the RGB and CMY color models.
Violet is the color of light at the short wavelength end of the visible spectrum, and it is one of the seven colors that Isaac Newton labeled in 1672. Learn about the etymology, relationship to purple, and scientific properties of violet, as well as its cultural and symbolic associations.
Learn about the different meanings, variations and definitions of the color violet and its related terms, such as purple, electric violet and web color violet. See examples of spectral, color wheel and web colors of violet and their hex codes.
Purple is a color similar to violet light, created by mixing red and blue pigments or light. Learn about the ancient Tyrian purple dye, the royal and spiritual associations of purple, and the color coordinates and names of purple.
A compact version of the colors in the list of colors A–F, G–M, and N–Z articles. Each color has a swatch, a name, and HSV, RGB, and #hex values in the sRGB color space.
Learn about the history and usage of X11 color names, a text file that maps strings to RGB values on the X Window System. Compare the X11, W3C and web colors lists and see examples of color names with clashing or multiple definitions.
Orchid is a bright rich purple color that resembles the color of some orchid flowers. Learn about the origin, derivation and variations of orchid, such as orchid pink, orchid (Crayola), wild orchid and dark orchid, and see their color coordinates and sources.