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| Violet | |
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| Spectral coordinates | |
| Wavelength | 380–450nm |
| Frequency | 800–715THz |
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #8000FF |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (128, 0, 255) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (270°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (41, 134, 275°) |
| Source | W3C[1] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
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Violet is a color term derived from theflower of the same name. There are numerous variations of the colorviolet, a sampling of which are shown below.
The term violet has different meanings in different languages, countries and epochs. Even among many modern speakers within the English-speaking world there is confusion about the terms purple and violet.[2] The blue-dominated spectral color beyond blue is referred to as purple by many speakers in the United States, but this color is called violet by many speakers in the United Kingdom.[3][4] In some British authoritative texts the term purple refers to any mixture of red and blue, suggesting the color term purple covers the full range between red and blue in the United Kingdom.[3] In other texts it is the term violet that covers the same full range of colors.[5] The uncertainty about the range of meanings of the color terms violet and purple is even larger when other languages and historical texts are considered.[6]
Although pure spectrum violet is outside thecolor gamut of theRGB color space, the three colors displayed below are rough approximations of the range of colors of actual spectral violet, although the accuracy of the approximation can vary depending on the individual's color vision, and on the color rendition of one's computer monitor.
| Violet (color wheel) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #8000FF |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (128, 0, 255) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (270°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (41, 134, 275°) |
| Source | HTML Color Chart[7][8] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid violet |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Thetertiary color on the HSVcolor wheel (also known as theRGB color wheel) precisely halfway betweenblue andmagenta is calledcolor wheel violet. This tone of violet—an approximation of the color violet at about 417 nanometers as plotted on theCIE chromaticity diagram—is shown at right. This tone of violet is actually somewhat towardindigo assuming indigo is accepted as a separate spectrum color, usually quoted as having a range of from about 420 to 450 nanometers.[9] Another name for this color isnear violet.
| Electric Violet | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #8F00FF |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (143, 0, 255) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (274°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (43, 134, 278°) |
| Source | HTML Color Chart @274[10][failed verification] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid violet |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color at right,electric violet, is the closest approximation to middlespectrum violet that can be made on a computer screen, given the limitations of thesRGBcolor gamut. It is an approximation of the color violet at about 400 nanometers as plotted on the CIE chromaticity diagram, in the middle of the violet range of from 380 nanometers to 420 nanometers, assuming indigo as a separate spectrum color from 420 to 450 nanometers.[9] Other names for this color aremiddle violet or simplyviolet.
| Vivid Violet | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #9F00FF |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (159, 0, 255) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (277°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (45, 134, 281°) |
| Source | HTML Color Chart @277[11][failed verification] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid violet |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the colorvivid violet, a color approximately equivalent to the violet seen at the extreme edge of human visual perception.[citation needed] When plotted on the CIE chromaticity diagram, it can be seen that this is ahue corresponding to that of a visual stimulus of approximately 380 nm on the spectrum. Thus another name for this color isextreme violet.
| Violet (web color) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #EE82EE |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (238, 130, 238) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (300°, 45%, 93%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (70, 85, 308°) |
| Source | X11[12] X11 color names[13] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid purple |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The so-calledweb color "violet" is in actuality not really a tint of violet, a spectral color, but is anon-spectral color. The web color violet is actually a rather paletint ofmagenta because it has equal amounts of red and blue (the definition of magenta for computer display), and some of the green primary mixed in, unlike most other variants of violet that are closer to blue. This same color appears as "violet" in theX11 color names.
| Dark Violet | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #9400D3 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (148, 0, 211) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (282°, 100%, 83%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (40, 110, 285°) |
| Source | X11 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid violet |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color box at right displays the web colordark violet which is equivalent topigment violet, i.e., the color violet as it would typically be reproduced by artist's paints, colored pencils, or crayons as opposed to the brighter "electric" violet above that it is possible to reproduce on a computer screen.[citation needed]
Compare the subtractive colors to the additive colors in the two primary color charts in the article onprimary colors to see the distinction between electric colors as reproducible from light on a computer screen (additive colors) and the pigment colors reproducible with pigments (subtractive colors); the additive colors are a lot brighter because they are produced from light instead of pigment.[citation needed]
Pigment violet (web color dark violet) represents the way the color violet was always reproduced in pigments, paints, or colored pencils in the 1950s.By the 1970s, because of the advent ofpsychedelic art, artists became used to brighter pigments, and pigments called "Violet" that are the pigment equivalent of the electric violet reproduced in the section above became available in artists pigments and colored pencils.[citation needed] (When approximating electric violet in artists pigments, a bit ofwhite pigment is added to pigment violet.[citation needed])
| Ultra Violet | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #645394 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (100, 83, 148) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (256°, 44%, 58%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (40, 50, 274°) |
| Source | Pantone TPX[14][15] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate violet |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorUltra Violet is displayed at right.
The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #18-3838 TPX—Ultra Violet.[16]
Ultra Violet was named as Pantone's Color of the Year for 2018.[17]
It should not be confused withultraviolet.
| African Violet | |
|---|---|
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| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #B284BE |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (178, 132, 190) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (288°, 31%, 75%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (61, 45, 298°) |
| Source | Pantone TPX[14][18] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light purple |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorAfrican violet is displayed at right.
The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #16-3250 TPX—African Violet.[19]
| Chinese Violet | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #856088 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (133, 96, 136) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (296°, 29%, 53%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (46, 32, 304°) |
| Source | Pantone TPX[14][20] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate purple |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorChinese violet is displayed at right.
The first recorded use ofChinese violet as a color name inEnglish was in 1912.[21]
The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #18-3418 TPX—Chinese Violet.[22]
| English Violet | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #563C5C |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (86, 60, 92) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (289°, 35%, 36%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (29, 23, 299°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS[23] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark purple |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorEnglish violet is displayed at right.
The first recorded use ofEnglish violet as a color name inEnglish was in 1928.[24]
| French Violet | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #8806CE |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (136, 6, 206) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (279°, 97%, 81%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (38, 107, 283°) |
| Source | Pourpre.com[25][failed verification] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid violet |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
At right is displayed the colorFrench violet, which is the tone of violet that is calledviolet in the Pourpre.com color list, a color list widely popular inFrance.
| Violet (JTC) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #5B3256 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (91, 50, 86) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (307°, 45%, 36%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (27, 28, 314°) |
| Source | JTC |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark reddish purple |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorJapanese violet orSumire is shown at right.
This is the color called "violet" in thetraditional Japanese colors group, a group of colors in use since beginning in 660 CE in the form of variousdyes that are used in designingkimono.[26][27]
The name of this color inJapanese issumire-iro, meaning "violet color".
| Violet (G&S) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #4C2882 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (76, 40, 130) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (264°, 69%, 51%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (26, 59, 277°) |
| Source | Gallego and Sanz[28] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep violet |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Spanish violet is the color that is calledVioleta (theSpanish word for "violet") in theGuía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in theHispanophone realm.
| Russian Violet | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #32174D |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (50, 23, 77) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (270°, 70%, 30%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (15, 29, 281°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS[29] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep violet |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorRussian violet is displayed at right.
The first recorded use ofRussian violet as a color name inEnglish was in 1926.[30]
| Grape | |
|---|---|
 Fresh purple grapes | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #6F2DA8 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (111, 45, 168) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (272°, 73%, 66%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (34, 80, 281°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid violet |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Grape is a color that is a representation of the color of grapes.
It is currently unknown whengrape was first used as a color name in English, but in 1994, "grape" was made into one of the Crayola Magic Scent crayon colors.
| Lavender | |
|---|---|
 Lavender flowers | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #B57EDC |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (181, 126, 220) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (275°, 43%, 86%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (62, 71, 287°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[31] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong purple |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
At right is displayed the colorlavender. This color may also be calledlavender (floral) orfloral lavender to distinguish it from theweb color lavender. It is the color of the central part of thelavender flower.
The first recorded use of the wordlavender as a color term inEnglish was in 1705.[32]
Since the colorlavender has a hue code of 275, it may be regarded as a light tone of violet.
| Mauve (Mallow) | |
|---|---|
 Mallow (mauve) flowers | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #E0B0FF |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (224, 176, 255) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (276°, 31%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (79, 61, 290°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[33] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant purple |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Mauve (from the French form ofMalva "mallow") is a color that is named after themallowflower. Another name for the color ismallow[34] with the first recorded use ofmallow as a color name inEnglish in 1611.[35]
Since the colormauve has a hue code of 276, it may be regarded as a pale tone of violet.
| Wisteria | |
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| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #C9A0DC |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (201, 160, 220) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (281°, 27%, 86%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (71, 47, 293°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light purple |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the colorwisteria.
It represents the color ofwisteria blooms. A crayon of this color and name was formulated byCrayola in 1993.
| Petunia | |
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| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #470659 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (71, 6, 89) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (287°, 93%, 35%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (16, 40, 293°) |
| Source | Supertunia Vista Snowdrift[36] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Very dark violet |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the colorpetunia.
It represents the color ofpetunia blooms.
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