Red-violet refers to a rich color of high medium saturation about 3/4 of the way between red and magenta, closer tomagenta than to red.[1] In American English, this color term is sometimes used incolor theory as one of the purple colors—a non-spectral color between red and violet that is a deep version of a color on theline of purples on theCIE chromaticity diagram.[citation needed]
In use by some artists red-violet is equivalent to purple. Since violet and purple vary so much in meaning when comparing speakers from different countries and languages, there is much confusion.[2][3]
TheMunsell color system includes the hue term purple, and for some (especially US) speakers of English at the maximum chroma of 12, this refers to 'Red-Purple". This convention is for chromatic purposes, since Red-Purple lies betweenviolet andprinter's magenta (thecolor regarded as magenta before the invention of theweb color magenta for computer displays).[citation needed]
Red-violet is part of the red "analogous color group", which also includesmagenta,red,red-orange,orange,gold, andyellow, i.e., those colors classified as "warm colors", or colors that produce a feeling of warmth (as opposed to "cool colors").
The color that is thecomplement of red-violet,mint green, lies halfway betweengreen andspring green. It is very close tosea green but highlysaturated and of a brighthue.
In some traditional usage, red-violet is the name given to an intermediate, ortertiary color that, along with yellow-orange (gold) and also green-blue (cyan), forms acolor wheel triad group. Most contemporary usage, however, would list magenta as the name for the tertiary color in question.[citation needed]
| Red-Violet / Medium Violet Red (X11) | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #C71585 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (199, 21, 133) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (322°, 89%, 78%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (45, 98, 340°) |
| Source | X11 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid purplish red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Red-violet or pigment purple (pigment red-violet) represents the way the color purple (red-violet) was normally reproduced in pigments, paints, or colored pencils in the 1950s on an old-fashionedRYB color wheel. This color is displayed at right.
Thenormalized color coordinates for red-violet are identical tomedium violet red, which was first recorded as a color name in English with the formalization of theX11 color names over 1985–1989.
By the 1970s, because of the advent ofpsychedelic art, artists became used to brighter pigments, and pigments called "purple" or "bright purple" that are the pigment equivalent ofelectric purple became available in artist's pigments and colored pencils. Reproducing electric purple in pigment requires adding somewhite and a small amount of blue to red-violet pigment. Even then, the reproduction will not be exact, because it is impossible for pigment colors to be so bright as colors displayed on a computer.
| Kobi | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #E79FC4 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (231, 159, 196) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (329°, 31%, 91%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (73, 45, 337°) |
| Source | Xona.com Color List[4] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate purplish pink |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
At the right is displayed the colorkobi.
The color name "kobi" for this light tone of red-violet has been in use since 2001, when it was promulgated as one of the colors on theXona Color List.
| Pink Lavender | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #D8B2D1 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (216, 178, 209) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (311°, 18%, 85%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (77, 28, 316°) |
| Source | Pantone TPX[5][6] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Grayish purplish pink |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorpink lavender is displayed at the right.
The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #14-3207 TPX—Pink Lavender.[7]
| Puce | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #CC8899 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (204, 136, 153) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (345°, 33%, 80%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (64, 43, 356°) |
| Source | 99colors.net[8] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark pink |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Puce is a medium grayish red-violet color.
| Pale Red-Violet | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #DB7093 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (219, 112, 147) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (340°, 49%, 86%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (61, 69, 353°) |
| Source | X11 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep purplish pink |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorpale red-violet (identical to the web color "pale violet red") is displayed at the right.
This color is a pale tone of red-violet.
| Violet-Red | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #F75394 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (247, 83, 148) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (336°, 66%, 97%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (60, 107, 353°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid purplish red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorviolet red is displayed at the right. A bright tone of red-violet, it has been aCrayola color since 1958.
| Cerise | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #DE3163 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (222, 49, 99) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (343°, 78%, 87%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (50, 118, 2°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[9] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorcerise is displayed at the right. It is a deep- to vivid-reddishpink color.
| Red-Purple | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #953553 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (149, 53, 83) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (341°, 64%, 58%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (37, 62, 357°) |
| Source | Gallego and Sanz[10] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid purplish red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Red-purple is the color that is calledRojo-Purpura (the Spanish word for "red-purple") 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.
Although "red-purple" is a seldom-used color name in English, in Spanish it is regarded as one of the major tones ofpurple.
| Blush | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #DE5D83 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (222, 93, 131) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (342°, 58%, 87%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (57, 86, 357°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong purplish red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorblush is displayed at the right.
The first recorded use of "blush" as a color name in English was in 1590.[11]
"Blush" has been a Crayola color since 1998. It was originally called "cranberry", until 2005.
| Smitten | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #C84186 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (200, 65, 134) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (329°, 68%, 78%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (49, 84, 344°) |
| Source | Resene[12] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid purplish red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at the right is the colorsmitten.
"Smitten" is one of the colors on theResene Color List, a color list widely popular in Australia and New Zealand. The color was formulated in 2011.
| Medium Red-Violet | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #BB3385 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (187, 51, 133) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (324°, 73%, 73%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (45, 82, 338°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid purplish red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Medium red-violet is the medium tone of the color red-violet that is called "red-violet" inCrayola crayons. It has been a Crayola color since 1930.
| Fandango | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #B53389 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (181, 51, 137) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (320°, 72%, 71%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (44, 78, 333°) |
| Source | 99colors.net[13]/Maerz and Paul[14] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid purplish red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at the right is the colorfandango.
The first recorded use of "fandango" as a color name in English was in 1919.[15]
| Flirt | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #A2006D |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (162, 0, 109) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (320°, 100%, 64%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (36, 81, 339°) |
| Source | Xona.com Color List[4] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep purplish red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
At the right is displayed the colorflirt.
The first recorded use of "flirt" as a color name in English was in 1928.[16]
In 2001, "flirt" was included as one of the colors on the Xona Color List.
| Popstar | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #BE4F62 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (190, 79, 98) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (350°, 58%, 75%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (49, 78, 4°) |
| Source | Resene[17] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at the right is the colorpopstar.
"Popstar" is one of the colors on the Resene Color List. It was formulated in 2006.
| Jazzberry Jam | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #A50B5E |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (165, 11, 94) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (328°, 93%, 65%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (36, 85, 349°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep purplish red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorjazzberry jam is displayed at the right.
This color, a deep shade of red-violet, was formulated by Crayola in 2003.
| Wine | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #722F37 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (114, 47, 55) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (353°, 59%, 45%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (29, 45, 7°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS[18] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep reddish brown |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
At the right is displayed the colorwine.
The color "wine" is a representation of the average color of red wine.
The first recorded use of "wine" as a color name in English was in 1705.[19]
| Byzantium | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #702963 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (112, 41, 99) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (311°, 63%, 44%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (29, 44, 319°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS[20] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep reddish purple |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorByzantium is displayed at the right.
The first recorded use of "byzantium" as a color name in English was in 1926.[21]
| Eggplant | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #614051 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (97, 64, 81) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (329°, 34%, 38%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (31, 20, 337°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark purplish red |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Eggplant is a dark purple[22] or purplish brown,[23] color that resembles the color of the outer skin of Europeaneggplant.[24] Another name for the color "eggplant" isaubergine[23] (the French and British English word for eggplant).
The first recorded use of "eggplant" as a color name in English was in 1915.[25]
The darkgrayish-red-violet color shown in the color box as "eggplant" was introduced by Crayola in 1998.
| Violet-red (Per Bang) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #F0559C |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (240, 85, 156) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (333°, 65%, 94%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (59, 99, 348°) |
| Source | perbang.dk[26] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Violet-red (Per Bang) is the bright color of red-violet.
If the visible spectrum is wrapped to form a color wheel, red-violet appears midway betweenred andmagenta:
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