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  2. Mauve - Wikipedia

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    Mallow wildflower. Mauve (/ ˈ m oʊ v / ⓘ, mohv; [2] / ˈ m ɔː v / ⓘ, mawv) is a pale purple color [3] [4] named after the mallow flower (French: mauve).The first use of the word mauve as a color was in 1796–98 according to the Oxford English Dictionary, but its use seems to have been rare before 1859.

  3. Puce - Wikipedia

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    Puce is a brownish purple color. The term comes from the French couleur puce, literally meaning "flea color". [1]Puce became popular in the late 18th century in France. It appeared in clothing at the court of Louis XVI, and was said to be a favorite color of Marie Antoinette, though there are no portraits of her wearing it.

  4. Dracula (color scheme) - Wikipedia

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    Dracula is a color scheme for a large collection of desktop apps and website, ... Hex RGB HSL; Background #282a36: 40 42 54 ... Purple #bd93f9: 189 147 249 265° 89% ...

  5. Orchid (color) - Wikipedia

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    Orchid is a bright rich purple color that resembles the color which various orchids often exhibit. Various tones of orchid may range from grayish purple to purplish-pink to strong reddish purple. The first recorded use of orchid as a color name in English was in 1915. [1] In 1987, orchid was included as one of the X11 colors.

  6. Liturgical colours - Wikipedia

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    Vestments in different 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.

  7. Plum (color) - Wikipedia

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    Plum is a purple color with a brownish-gray tinge, like that shown on the right, or a reddish purple, which is a close representation of the average color of the plum fruit. As a quaternary color on the RYB color wheel, plum is an equal mix of the tertiary colors russet and slate. [2] [3] The first recorded use of plum as a color name in ...

  8. Impossible color - Wikipedia

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    A fictitious color or imaginary color is a point in a color space that corresponds to combinations of cone cell responses in one eye that cannot be produced by the eye in normal circumstances seeing any possible light spectrum. [1] No physical object can have an imaginary color.

  9. Traditional colors of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Dyestalk red (lit. the color from dying with the stalk of the beni plant) 145,50,37 #913225 檜皮色: Hihada-iro: Cypress bark color 117,46,35 #752E23 宍色: Shishi-iro: Meat-color 249,144,111 #F9906F 洗朱: Araishu: Rinsed-out red 255,121,82 #FF7952 赤香色: Akakō-iro: Red incense-colored 240,127,94 #F07F5E ときがら茶: Tokigaracha