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  2. Eye color - Wikipedia

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    Eye color. Eye color is a polygenic phenotypic trait determined by two factors: the pigmentation of the eye 's iris [1] [2] and the frequency-dependence of the scattering of light by the turbid medium in the stroma of the iris. [3] : 9. In humans, the pigmentation of the iris varies from light brown to black, depending on the concentration of ...

  3. Heterochromia iridum - Wikipedia

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    It occurs in humans and certain breeds of domesticated animals. Heterochromia of the eye is called heterochromia iridum or heterochromia iridis. It can be complete, sectoral, or central. In complete heterochromia, one iris is a different color from the other. In sectoral heterochromia, part of one iris is a different color from its remainder.

  4. Shades of purple - Wikipedia

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    The English name "purple" itself originally denominated the specific color purpura. Purpura is the color of a dye extracted from a mollusk found on the shores of the city of Tyre in ancient Phoenicia (contemporarily in Lebanon ), which color in classical antiquity was a symbol of royalty and political authority because only the very wealthy ...

  5. List of colors (alphabetical) - Wikipedia

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    Colors are an important part of the visual arts, fashion, interior design, and many other fields and disciplines. The following list shows a compact version of the colors in the list of colors A–F, G–M, and N–Z articles.

  6. Iris (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Iris ( / ˈaɪrɪs /; EYE-riss; Greek: Ἶρις, translit. Îris, lit. "rainbow," [2] [3] Ancient Greek: [îːris]) is a daughter of the gods Thaumas and Electra, [4] the personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods, a servant to the Olympians and especially Queen Hera. [5]

  7. List of colors by shade - Wikipedia

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    Magenta is variously defined as a purplish-red, reddish-purple, or a mauvish–crimson color. On color wheels of the RGB and CMY color models, it is located midway between red and blue, opposite green. Complements of magenta are evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 500–530 nm.

  8. List of people with heterochromia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of notable people who have been documented as having heterochromia iridis, a condition when the irises have different colours. People who are frequently mistakenly thought to have heterochromia are not included, but may be listed in the Notes section.

  9. Purple - Wikipedia

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    The Purple Forbidden enclosure is a name used in traditional Chinese astronomy for those Chinese constellations that surround the north celestial pole. Geography. Purple Mountain is located on the eastern side of Nanjing. Its peaks are often found enveloped in purple clouds at dawn and dusk, hence comes its name "Purple Mountain".