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Dark Violet Color coordinates; Hex triplet #9400D3: sRGB B (r, g, b) (148, 0, 211) HSV (h, s, v) (282°, 100%, 83%) CIELCh uv (L, C, h) (40, 110, 285°) Source: X11: ISCC–NBS descriptor: Vivid violet: B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Violet is one of the oldest colors used by humans. Traces of very dark violet, made by grinding the mineral manganese, mixed with water or animal fat and then brushed on the cave wall or applied with the fingers, are found in the prehistoric cave art in Pech Merle, in France, dating back about 25,000 years
In some parts of the world, 'Royal purple' (shown above) or the dark violet color known as generic purple is the common layman's idea of purple, but these color terms carry different meanings in different parts of the world.
Violet refers to any colour perceptually evoked by light with a predominant wavelength of roughly 380–450 nm. Tones of violet tending towards the blue are called indigo. Purple colors are colors that are various blends of violet or blue light with red light.
HTML color names. B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) 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.
The dark lavender gray color displayed at right is called old lavender. It is a dark grayish-violet. The first recorded use of old lavender as a color name in English was in the year 1924.
Eggplant is a dark purple or brownish-purple color that resembles the color of the outer skin of European eggplants. Another name for the color eggplant is aubergine (the French, German and British English word for eggplant). The first recorded use of eggplant as a color name in English was in 1915.
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)
Lilac (color) Lilac is a light shade of Purple representing the average color of most lilac flowers. The colors of some lilac flowers may be equivalent to the colors shown below as pale lilac, rich lilac, or deep lilac. However, there are other lilac flowers that are colored red-violet .
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Types of violet. This category is for all varieties of the color violet, not only shades in the technical sense. See also: Category:Shades of magenta.