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  2. 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.

  3. Purple sage - Wikipedia

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    Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' is the purplish-leaved variety (or group of varieties) of common sage. Poliomintha incana, also called frosted sage, gray mint, etc., is a small, pale purple-flowered shrub of the mint family native to the Southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico. It is found in the Colorado Plateau area of Utah [2] and has been ...

  4. Liturgical colours - Wikipedia

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    Liturgical colours. Liturgical colours are specific colours used for vestments and hangings within the context of Christian liturgy. The symbolism of violet, blue, white, green, red, gold, black, rose and other colours may serve to underline moods appropriate to a season of the liturgical year or may highlight a special occasion.

  5. Purple.com - Wikipedia

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    Purple.com, commonly referred to as "Purple", was a single-page website created in 1994. It consisted of no links or text and its only content was a purple background. [3]

  6. Heliotrope (color) - Wikipedia

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    CIELCh uv ( L, C, h) (66, 102, 295°) Source. Maerz and Paul [1] ISCC–NBS descriptor. Vivid purple. B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) Heliotrope is a pink - purple tint that is a representation of the colour of the heliotrope flower . The first recorded use of heliotrope as a color name in English was in 1882.

  7. LGBT symbols - Wikipedia

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    The downward-pointing black triangle used to mark individuals considered "asocial". The category included homosexual women, nonconformists, sex workers, nomads, Romani, and others. The downward-pointing pink triangle overlapping a yellow triangle was used to single out male homosexual prisoners who were Jewish.

  8. Color photography - Wikipedia

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    The subject is a colored ribbon, usually described as a tartan ribbon. Color photography is a type of photography that uses media capable of capturing and reproducing colors. By contrast, black-and-white or gray- monochrome photography records only a single channel of luminance (brightness) and uses media capable only of showing shades of gray .

  9. 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.