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Magenta is not part of the visible spectrum of light. Magenta is an extra-spectral color, meaning that it is not a hue associated with monochromatic visible light.Magenta is associated with perception of spectral power distributions concentrated mostly in two bands: longer wavelength reddish components and shorter wavelength blueish components.
The color royal yellow is a representation of the color of the robes worn by the Emperor of China. The first recorded use of royal yellow as a color name in English was in 1548. Other names for this color are Chinese yellow and imperial yellow. [8]
Bright pink is a maximally saturated tone of pink that is another name for the color rose. In most Indo-European languages , the color that in English is called pink is called rosa ; therefore, the color that is called rose in English is called bright rosa in most European and Latin American countries (using whatever adjective in a particular ...
The name originated because it had a similar color to the natural red dye made from an insect, Kermes vermilio, which was widely used in Europe. [2] [3] The first recorded use of "vermilion" as a color name in English was in 1289. [4] [5] The term cinnabar is used in mineralogy and crystallography for the red crystalline form of mercury sulfide ...
The color amaranth purple is displayed at right. This color is a representation of the color of purple amaranth flowers. [6] The common name purple aramanth applies to two species: Amaranthus blitum and Amaranthus cruentus. The first recorded use of amaranth purple as a color name in English was in 1912. [7]
The name Carthusian is derived from the Chartreuse Mountains in the French Prealps: Bruno of Cologne built his first hermitage in a valley of these mountains. These names were adapted to the English charterhouse, meaning a Carthusian monastery. [a] These monks started producing Chartreuse liqueur in 1737.
Maroon (US/UK / m ə ˈ r uː n / mə-ROON, [2] Australia / m ə ˈ r oʊ n / mə-ROHN [3]) is a brownish crimson color that takes its name from the French word marron, or chestnut. [4] " Marron" is also one of the French translations for "brown".
This color was formulated for use in interior design, where a medium dark violet color is desired. The first recorded use of French lilac as a color name in the English language was in 1814. [5] The normalized color coordinates for french lilac are identical to pomp and power, first recorded as a color name in English in 1950. [6]