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Purple
Common connotations
royalty, nobility, Lent, Easter, Mardi Gras, LGBTQ, magic, Spirit Day
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#800080
sRGB (r, g, b)	(128, 0, 128)
HSV (h, s, v)	(300°, 100%, 50%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(30, 68, 308°)
Source	HTML
B: Normalized to (byte)

There are numerous variations of the color purple, a sampling of which is shown below.

In common English usage, purple is a range of hues of color occurring between red and blue. However, the meaning of the term purple is not well defined. There is confusion about the meaning of the terms purple and violet even among native speakers of English. Many native speakers of English in the United States refer to the blue-dominated spectral color beyond blue as purple, but the same color is referred to as violet by many native English speakers in the United Kingdom. The full range of colors between red and blue is referred to by the term purple in some British authoritative texts, whereas the same range of colors is referred to by the term violet in some other texts. The confusion about the range of meanings of the terms violet and purple is even larger when including other languages and historical texts. Since this Misplaced Pages page contains contributions from authors from different countries and different native languages, this Misplaced Pages page is likely not to be consistent in the use of the color terms purple and violet.

In formal color theory, purple colors often refer to the colors on the line of purples on the CIE chromaticity diagram (or colors that can be derived from colors on the line of purples), i.e., any color between red and violet, not including either red or violet themselves.

The first recorded use of purple as a color name in English was in 975 AD.

Historical development of purple

Tyrian purple: Classical antiquity

See also under Purple#In art, history and fashion the section "In prehistory and the ancient world: Tyrian purple"

Tyrian Purple
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#66023C
sRGB (r, g, b)	(102, 2, 60)
HSV (h, s, v)	(325°, 98%, 40%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(21, 49, 346°)
Source	Green-Lion.net
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Very deep red
B: Normalized to (byte)

"Tyrian purple" is the contemporary English name of the color that in Latin is denominated "purpura". Other contemporary English names for purpura are "imperial purple" and "royal purple". The English name "purple" itself originally denominated the specific color purpura. Purpura is the color of a dye extracted from a mollusk found on the shores of the city of Tyre in ancient Phoenicia (contemporarily in Lebanon), which color in classical antiquity was a symbol of royalty and political authority because only the very wealthy could afford it, including the Roman Emperors. Therefore, Tyrian purple was also denominated "imperial purple".

Tyrian purple may have been discovered as early as during the Minoan civilization. Alexander the Great, when giving imperial audiences as the emperor of Macedonia; the emperor of the Seleucid Empire; and the kings of Ptolemaic Egypt all wore Tyrian purple. The imperial robes of Roman emperors were of Tyrian purple trimmed in metallic gold thread. The badge of office of a Roman Senator was a stripe of Tyrian purple on his white toga. Tyrian purple was continued in use by the emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire until its final collapse in 1453.

The tone of Tyrian purple displayed above is that tone of Tyrian purple which was the color of "clotted blood", which was considered the tone having the most prestige in ancient Greece and Rome, as recorded by Pliny the Elder. However, the actual tone varied depending on how the dye was formulated. Lesser royal houses that wanted to economize could mix Tyrian purple dye with the much less expensive indigo to create a color closer to violet.

Han purple: Ancient China

Han purple is a type of artificial pigment found in China between 500 BC and AD 220. It was used in the decoration of the Terracotta Army.

Royal purple: 17th century

Royal Purple
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#7851A9
sRGB (r, g, b)	(120, 81, 169)
HSV (h, s, v)	(267°, 52%, 66%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(42, 65, 280°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong violet
B: Normalized to (byte)

The color royal purple is a tone of purple that is bluer than the ancient Tyrian purple.

The first recorded use of royal purple as a color name in English was in 1661.

In 1990, royal purple was formulated as one of the Crayola crayon colors.

Mauveine: 1860s–1890s

Mauveine was first named in 1856. Chemist Sir William Henry Perkin, then eighteen, was attempting to create artificial quinine. An unexpected residue caught his eye, which turned out to be the first aniline dye—specifically, Perkin's mauve or mauveine is sometimes called aniline purple. Perkin was so successful in recommending his discovery to the dyestuffs industry that his biography by Simon Garfield is titled Mauve. As mauveine faded easily, contemporary understanding of mauve is as a lighter, less saturated color than it was originally known.

"Mauveine" was named after the mauve colored mallow flower, even though it is a much deeper tone of purple than mauve. The term "Mauve" in the late 19th century could refer to either the deep, rich color of the dye or the light color of the flower. Mauve (meaning Mauveine) came into great vogue when in 1862 Queen Victoria appeared at the Royal Exhibition in a mauve silk gown—dyed with mauveine. By 1890, this color had become so pervasive in fashion that author Thomas Beer used it in the title of his book about the 1890s, The Mauve Decade.

Artists' pigment purple (red-violet): 1930s

Red-Violet
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#C71585
sRGB (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 (byte)

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. Even among modern native speakers of English there is confusion about the terms purple and violet. In the United Kingdom, many native speakers of English refer to the blue-dominated spectral color beyond blue as violet, but this color is called purple by many speakers in the United States. In some texts the term violet refers to any color between red and blue. However, there are also authoritative texts from the United Kingdom in which this same range of colors is referred to by the term purple. When including languages other than English, and epochs other than the modern period, the uncertainty about the meanings of the color terms violet and purple is even larger. Since this Misplaced Pages page contains contributions from authors from different countries and different native languages, it is likely to be not consistent in the use of the color terms violet and purple.

Artists that happen to follow Munsell color system (introduced in 1905 and used since 1930 by a large number of artists in the United States, but by much fewer artists outside the US), may regard purple as being synonymous with the red-violet color, represented by the web color medium violet red. Munsell included purple as a color hue in his color system, but he did not do so for violet as he did not need it as a label for his system (just like the hue term orange is not used in Munsell's system). If defined as blue-dominated colors between blue and red, violet colors in Munsell's system would be classified as having the 7.5PB and 10.0PB hue, which is confirmed in visual experiments The truly purple color, defined as being within the range of the red-dominated colors between red and blue, is sometimes confusingly labeled as red-violet color, or more correctly artist's purple. It is the pigment color that would be on a pigment color color wheel between pigment violet and pigment (process) magenta. In the Munsell color system, this color at its maximum chroma of 12 is called Red-Purple, or more specifically Munsell 5RP.

Artists' pigments and colored pencils labeled as purple are typically colored the red-violet color. On an RYB color wheel, the so-called red-violet color is the color between red and violet.

Electric purple: 2000s

Electric Purple
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#BF00FF
sRGB (r, g, b)	(191, 0, 255)
HSV (h, s, v)	(285°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(50, 133, 288°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

This color, electric purple, is precisely halfway between violet and magenta and thus fits the artistic definition of purple.

Using additive colors such as those on computer screens, it is possible to create a much brighter purple than with pigments where the mixing subtracts frequencies from the component primary colors. The equivalent color on a computer to the pigment color red-violet shown above would be this electric purple, i.e. the much brighter purple reproduced on the screen of a computer. This color is pure purple conceived as computer artists conceive it, as the color on the color wheel halfway between color wheel violet and electric magenta. Thus, electric purple is the purest and brightest purple that it is possible to display on a computer screen. Its RGB code is (191, 0, 255).

An old name for this color, used by Robert Ridgway in his 1912 book on color nomenclature, Color Standards and Color Nomenclature, is true purple.

Web colors

Purple (HTML/CSS color) (patriarch)

Purple (HTML/CSS color)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#800080
sRGB (r, g, b)	(128, 0, 128)
HSV (h, s, v)	(300°, 100%, 50%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(30, 68, 308°)
Source	HTML/CSS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

This purple used in HTML and CSS actually is deeper and has a more reddish hue (#800080) than the X11 color purple shown below as purple (X11 color) (#A020F0), which is bluer and brighter. This is one of the very few clashes between web and X11 colors.

This color may be called HTML/CSS purple. It seems likely that this color was chosen as the web color purple because its hue is exactly halfway between red and blue and its value is exactly halfway between white and black.

A traditional name sometimes used for this tone of purple is patriarch. The first recorded use of patriarch as a color name in English was in 1925.

Purple (X11 color) (veronica)

Purple (X11 color)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#A020F0
sRGB (r, g, b)	(160, 32, 240)
HSV (h, s, v)	(277°, 87%, 94%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(45, 123, 283°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid violet
B: Normalized to (byte)

The color purple, as defined in the X11 color names in 1987, is brighter and bluer than the HTML/CSS web color purple shown above as purple (HTML/CSS color). This is one of the very few clashes between web and X11 colors.

This color can be called X11 purple.

The traditional name for this tone of purple is veronica. The first recorded use of veronica as a color name in English was in 1919.

Medium purple (X11)

Medium Purple
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#9370DB
sRGB (r, g, b)	(147, 112, 219)
HSV (h, s, v)	(260°, 49%, 86%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(55, 83, 276°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid violet
B: Normalized to (byte)

The web color medium purple is a medium shade of the bright X11 purple shown above.

Rebecca purple

Rebecca purple
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#663399
sRGB (r, g, b)	(102, 51, 153)
HSV (h, s, v)	(270°, 67%, 60%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(33, 69, 281°)
Source	CSS 4.1
B: Normalized to (byte)

Rebecca purple was named after the daughter of CSS pioneer Eric A. Meyer and added to CSS 4.1.

Additional definition of purple

Purple (Munsell)

Purple (Munsell)
The hues of the Munsell color system, at varying values, and maximum chroma to stay in the sRGB gamut
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#CC00FF
sRGB (r, g, b)	(204, 0, 255)
HSV (h, s, v)	(288°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(52, 133, 292°)
Source	https://pteromys.melonisland.net/munsell/
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

This color is defined as purple in the Munsell color system (Munsell 5P). The Munsell color system is a color space that specifies colors based on three color dimensions: hue, value (lightness), and chroma (color purity), spaced uniformly in three dimensions in the elongated oval at an angle shaped Munsell color solid according to the logarithmic scale which governs human perception. In order for all the colors to be spaced uniformly, it was found necessary to use a color wheel with five primary colors—red, yellow, green, blue, and purple.

The Munsell colors displayed are only approximate as they have been adjusted to fit into the sRGB gamut.

Additional variations

Pale purple

Pale Purple
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FAE6FA
sRGB (r, g, b)	(250, 230, 250)
HSV (h, s, v)	(300°, 8%, 98%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(93, 17, 308°)
Source	Pantone TPX
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Pale purplish pink
B: Normalized to (byte)

Pale purple is the pale tint of purple.

Lavender

Lavender
Lavender flowers
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#B57EDC
sRGB (r, g, b)	(181, 126, 220)
HSV (h, s, v)	(275°, 43%, 86%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(62, 71, 287°)
Source	Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

At right is displayed the color lavender. This color may also be called lavender (floral) or floral lavender to distinguish it from the web color lavender. It is the color of the central part of the lavender flower.

The first recorded use of the word lavender as a color term in English was in 1705.

Since the color lavender has a hue code of 275, it may be regarded as a light tone of purple.

Mauve

Mauve (Mallow)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#E0B0FF
sRGB (r, g, b)	(224, 176, 255)
HSV (h, s, v)	(276°, 31%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(79, 61, 290°)
Source	Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

Mauve /ˈmoʊv/ (rhymes with "grove"; from the French form of Malva "mallow") is a pale purple. Mauve is named after the mallow flower. Another name for the color is mallow with the first recorded use of mallow as a color name in English in 1611.

Thistle

Thistle
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#D8BFD8
sRGB (r, g, b)	(216, 191, 216)
HSV (h, s, v)	(300°, 12%, 85%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(80, 21, 308°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Very pale purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

Thistle is a light purple resembling the thistle plant.

The first recorded use of Thistle as a color name in English was in 1892.

The color thistle is associated with Scotland because the thistle is the national flower of Scotland and Scotland's highest state decoration is the Order of the Thistle.

Orchid

Orchid
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DA70D6
sRGB (r, g, b)	(218, 112, 214)
HSV (h, s, v)	(302°, 49%, 85%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(63, 80, 310°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

The color orchid is a bright rich purple. The name 'orchid' originates from the flowers of some species of the vast orchid flower family, such as Laelia furfuracea and Ascocentrum pusillum, which have petals of this color.

The first recorded use of orchid as a color name in English was in 1915.

Heliotrope

Heliotrope
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DF73FF
sRGB (r, g, b)	(223, 115, 255)
HSV (h, s, v)	(286°, 55%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(66, 102, 295°)
Source	Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

The color heliotrope is a brilliant tone of purple; it is a pink-purple tint that is a representation of the color of the heliotrope flower.

The first recorded use of heliotrope as a color name in English was in 1882.

Psychedelic purple (phlox)

Phlox
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DF00FF
sRGB (r, g, b)	(223, 0, 255)
HSV (h, s, v)	(292°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(55, 134, 298°)
Source	Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

The pure essence of purple was approximated in pigment in the late 1960s by mixing fluorescent magenta and fluorescent blue pigments together to make fluorescent purple to use in psychedelic black light paintings. This tone of purple was very popular among hippies and was the favorite color of Jimi Hendrix. Thus it is called psychedelic purple. Psychedelic purple is the color halfway between electric purple and magenta.

In the 1980s, there was a Jimi Hendrix Museum in a Victorian house on the east side of Central Avenue one half block south of Haight Street in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco which was painted this color.

Another name for this color is phlox, as it is the color of the phlox flower. The first recorded use of phlox as a color name in English was in 1918.

Purple pizzazz

Purple Pizzazz
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FE4EDA
sRGB (r, g, b)	(254, 78, 218)
HSV (h, s, v)	(312°, 69%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(63, 111, 322°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

The color purple pizzazz was formulated by Crayola in 1990.

Liseran purple

Liseran Purple
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DE6FA1
sRGB (r, g, b)	(222, 111, 161)
HSV (h, s, v)	(333°, 50%, 87%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(61, 71, 345°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep purplish pink
B: Normalized to (byte)

The first recorded use of liseran purple as a color name in English was in 1912.

Mulberry

Mulberry
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#C54B8C
sRGB (r, g, b)	(197, 75, 140)
HSV (h, s, v)	(328°, 62%, 77%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(50, 77, 341°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong purplish red
B: Normalized to (byte)

The color mulberry is a representation of the color of mulberry jam or pie. This was a Crayola crayon color from 1958 to 2003.

The first recorded use of mulberry as a color name in English was in 1776.

Pearly purple

Pearly Purple
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#B768A2
sRGB (r, g, b)	(183, 104, 162)
HSV (h, s, v)	(316°, 43%, 72%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(55, 54, 323°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong reddish purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

Pearly purple is one of the colors in the special set of metallic colored Crayola crayons called Silver Swirls, the colors of which were formulated by Crayola in 1990.

Purpureus

Purpureus
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#9A4EAE
sRGB (r, g, b)	(154, 78, 174)
HSV (h, s, v)	(288°, 55%, 68%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(46, 70, 297°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

This color is named purpureus. Another name for this color is purpura.

The first recorded use its alternative name purpura as a color name in English was in 1382.

Northwestern Purple

Northwestern Purple
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#4E2A84
sRGB (r, g, b)	(78, 42, 132)
HSV (h, s, v)	(264°, 68%, 52%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(27, 59, 277°)
Source	Brand Guide
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep violet
B: Normalized to (byte)

Northwestern Purple is the official color of Northwestern University. Additionally, there are shades and tints that are variations of the base color. Northwestern Purple is a custom ink color and can no longer be referenced by a Pantone number.

KSU Purple

KSU Purple
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#512888
sRGB (r, g, b)	(81, 40, 136)
HSV (h, s, v)	(266°, 71%, 53%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(27, 62, 277°)
Source	Brand Guide
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep violet
B: Normalized to (byte)

For printed material, purple (Pantone #268+) is the official school color of Kansas State University. Traditionally, the school has referred to this darker and bluer shade as Royal Purple.

For the web, #512888 is the official color, even though that hex triplet is not a direct conversion from Pantone 268+.

Pomp and Power

Pomp and Power
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#86608E
sRGB (r, g, b)	(134, 96, 142)
HSV (h, s, v)	(290°, 32%, 56%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(46, 36, 300°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

The color pomp and power is not found in the 1930 first edition of the Dictionary of Color by Maerz and Paul, but it is found in the second edition of 1950.

The normalized color coordinates for pomp and power are identical to french lilac, first recorded as a color name in English in 1814.

Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#880085
sRGB (r, g, b)	(136, 0, 133)
HSV (h, s, v)	(301°, 100%, 53%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(32, 72, 309°)
Source	Xona.com Color List
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid reddish purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

The color name Mardi Gras has been in use since 2001 when the Xona.com Color List was first promulgated.

Eminence

Eminence
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#6C3082
sRGB (r, g, b)	(108, 48, 130)
HSV (h, s, v)	(284°, 63%, 51%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(32, 55, 293°)
Source	Xona.com Color List
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

The color name eminence, used since the 1800s, has been in modern use for this color since 2001 when the Xona.com Color List was first promulgated.

Byzantium

Byzantium
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#702963
sRGB (r, g, b)	(112, 41, 99)
HSV (h, s, v)	(311°, 63%, 44%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(29, 44, 319°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep reddish purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

The color byzantium is a dark tone of purple.

The first recorded use of byzantium as a color name in English was in 1926.

Pansy purple

Pansy Purple
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#78184A
sRGB (r, g, b)	(120, 24, 74)
HSV (h, s, v)	(329°, 80%, 47%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(27, 54, 346°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep purplish red
B: Normalized to (byte)

The pansy flower has varieties that exhibit three different colors: pansy (a color between indigo and violet), pansy pink, and pansy purple.

The first recorded use of pansy purple as a color name in English was in 1814.

Palatinate

Palatinate
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#72246C
sRGB (r, g, b)	(114, 36, 108)
HSV (h, s, v)	(305°, 68%, 45%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(29, 50, 312°)
Source	Durham University
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep reddish purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

Palatinate is a color (a pale shade of violet) associated with the University of Durham (and with Newcastle University Medical School, this being the former medical school of Durham University.) A separate color, 'Palatinate Blue', is derived from the coat of arms of County Durham. The name 'Palatinate' in both instances alludes to the historic status of Durham as a County Palatine.

Dark purple

Dark Purple
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#301934
sRGB (r, g, b)	(48, 25, 52)
HSV (h, s, v)	(291°, 52%, 20%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(13, 15, 300°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Very dark purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

Dark purple is the dark tone of purple.

See also

• Crimson
• Indigo
• Lists of colors
• Magenta
• Rose (color)
• Ultramarine
• Violet (color)
• Shades of violet

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19. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 201; Color Sample of Veronica: p. 109 Plate 43 Color Sample H9
20. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called lavender in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color lavender is displayed on page 109, Plate 43, Color Sample C5.
21. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 197
22. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called mauve in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color "mallow" is displayed on Page 125, Plate 51, Color Sample I3 Note: It is stated in A Dictionary of Color that mallow and mauve are two different names used in English to refer to exactly the same color—the name mallow came into use in 1611 and mauve came into use as its synonym in 1856—see under the entry for each name on page 198 in the Index. See also discussion of the color Mallow (Mauve) on page 166.
23. Brians, Paul. "Mauve". Common Errors in English. Washington State University. Archived from the original on 2000-05-21. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
24. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 198
25. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 198; Color Sample of Mallow: p. 125 Plate 51 Color Sample I3
26. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 196; Color Sample of Thistle: p. 107 Plate 42 Color Sample J7
27. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 200; Color Sample of Orchid: p. 105 Plate 41 Color Sample F5
28. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called heliotrope in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color heliotrope is displayed on page 131, Plate 54, Color Sample C10.
29. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 196; Color Sample of Heliotrope: p. 131 Plate 54 Color Sample C10
30. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called phlox in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color phlox is displayed on page 131, Plate 54, Color Sample H12.
31. A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill, p. 201; Color Sample of Phlox: p. 131 Plate 54 Color Sample H12—The color Phlox is shown lying halfway between magenta and purple.
32. The color displayed in the color box above is the color in the array of tones of liseran purple displayed on the ISCC-NBS color list letter L web page that most closely matches the color called liseran purple in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color liseran purple is displayed on page 123, Plate 50, Color Sample B9.
33. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 198; Color Sample of Liseran Purple: p. 123 Plate 50 Color Sample B9
34. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 199; Color Sample of Mulberry: Plate 48 Color Sample E9
35. ^ "Brand Guide" (PDF). Branding. Kansas State University Division of Communications and Marketing. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
36. "Kansas State Traditions". K-State Athletics. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
37. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1950 (2nd edition) McGraw-Hill
38. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 195; Color Sample of French Lilac: p. 111 Plate 44 Color Sample H7
39. Note: While for other Xona.com colors that have been entered into Misplaced Pages, the standard darker version of the two tones provided for each color has always been used, in this case the lighter version is used as this brighter and more saturated version seems more in tune with the spirit of Mardi Gras.
40. Painting and Decorating: A Journal (1893): The following item from a daily paper is but a sample of the fashion in color naming : "'Eminence,' or 'eminence purple,' as we more frequently call it, is really a bright violet tinge, verging on petunia, with a dash of red in it."
41. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 191; Color Sample of Byzantium: p. 111 Plate 44 Color Sample K7
42. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 201; Color Sample of Pansy Purple: p. 131 Plate 54 Color Sample L8
43. "Durham University – Colour palette". Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
44. "Pantone 255 C". Retrieved 26 May 2019.

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Color Index
Color systems, standards and palettes	ANPA Color charts Color palettes (computer graphics) Colour Index International (CI list of dyes) Crayola Crayons DIC Federal Standard 595 HKS ISCC–NBS Munsell NCS Ostwald Pantone RAL list Web colors X11
Color names (alphabetic)	List of colors: A–F List of colors: G–M List of colors: N–Z List of colors (compact)
Variations of base colors	Shades of red Shades of yellow Shades of green Shades of cyan Shades of blue Shades of magenta Shades of orange Shades of chartreuse Shades of spring green Shades of azure Shades of violet Shades of rose Shades of brown Shades of purple Shades of pink Shades of white Shades of gray Shades of black
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v t e Color topics
Color science	Color physics Electromagnetic spectrum Light Rainbow Visible Spectral colors Chromophore Structural coloration Animal coloration Color of chemicals Water Spectral power distribution Colorimetry Color perception Chromesthesia Sonochromatism Color blindness Achromatopsia Dichromacy Color calibration Color constancy Color task Color code Color temperature Color vision test Evolution of color vision Impossible colors Metamerism Opponent process Afterimage Unique hues Tetrachromacy The dress Color psychology Color symbolism Color preferences Lüscher color test Kruithof curve Political color National colors Chromophobia Chromotherapy Color reproduction Color photography Color balance Color cast Digital image processing Color management Color printing Multi-primary color display Quattron Color model additive RGB subtractive CMYK Color space Color mapping
Color philosophy	Color scheme Color tool Monochromatic colors black-and-white Complementary colors Analogous colors Achromatic colors (Neutral) Polychromatic colors Light-on-dark Web colors Tinctures in heraldry Color theory Color mixing Primary color Secondary color Chromaticity Color solid Color wheel Color triangle Color analysis (fashion) Color realism (art style) On Vision and Colours (Schopenhauer) Theory of Colours (Goethe)
Color terms	Basic terms Blue Green Red Yellow Pink Purple Orange Black Gray White Brown Cultural differences Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate Blue–green distinction in language Color history Black-and-white dualism Blue in culture Color in Chinese culture Traditional colors of Japan Human skin color Color dimensions Hue Dichromatism Colorfulness Pastel colors Luminance Lightness Darkness Brightness Iridescence Fluorescence Grayscale Tint, shade and tone
Color organizations	Pantone Color Marketing Group Color Association of the United States International Colour Authority International Commission on Illumination (CIE) International Color Consortium International Colour Association
Names	Lists List of colors: A–F List of colors: G–M List of colors: N–Z List of colors (compact) List of colors by shade List of color palettes List of color spaces List of Crayola crayon colors history Color chart List of RAL colors List of web colors Shades of: Red Orange Yellow Green Cyan Blue Violet Purple Magenta Pink Brown White Gray Black
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Category Index

• Shades of violet
• Shades of magenta
• Shades of blue
• Purple