Viridian

For other uses, see Viridian (disambiguation).

Viridian
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#40826D
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(25, 51, 43)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(161°, 34%, 38%)
Source		[]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Viridian is a blue-green pigment, a hydrated chromium(III) oxide, of medium saturation and relatively dark in value. It is composed more of green than blue. Specifically, it is a dark shade of spring green, the color between green and cyan on the color wheel. Viridian takes its name from the Latin viridis, meaning "green".

The first recorded use of viridian as a color name in English was in the 1860s (exact year uncertain).

In popular culture

Although viridian is a less-used color name in English, it is used in a number of cultural references, probably because it is derived from viridis, the Latin word for green, so using the word viridian sounds more elegant than simply referring to the Anglo-Saxon word green.

• "Viridian Joule" was the winning color name in Chevrolet's Volt Paint-Color Naming Contest.
• The viridian design movement is a popular design movement based on a bright green environmentalism philosophy.
• Viridian was the signature color of the BBC Two identity from 1991 to 2001.
• Viridian City is a city in the Pokémon games franchise in which all cities are named after colors.
• Viridian is the seventh song off Between the Buried and Me's Colors.
• The main protagonist in the video game VVVVVV is Captain Viridian.

External links

• Information about the color viridian, its history, making of, and its chemistry