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'''Violet''' (named after the flower [[violet (plant)|violet]]) is used in two senses: first, referring to the color of [[light]] at the short-[[wavelength]] end of the [[optical spectrum|visible spectrum]], approximately 380–420 [[ |
'''Violet''' (named after the flower [[violet (plant)|violet]]) is used in two senses: first, referring to the color of [[light]] at the short-[[wavelength]] end of the [[optical spectrum|visible spectrum]], approximately 380–420 [[nano]][[meter]]s (this is a [[spectral color]]). Secondly, ''violet'' may refer to a bluish [[purple]], that is, a mixture of [[red]] and [[blue]] (two of the [[primary colors]] of [[light]]), and not a [[spectral color]]: (See [[Purple#Purple versus violet: violet is spectral, purple is extraspectral|a discussion of the distinction between violet and purple]]). Spectral violet is outside the [[gamut]] of [[sRGB]], and cannot be reproduced exactly on a computer screen. |
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The [[complementary color]] of violet is the color [[Chartreuse (color)|chartreuse]]. |
The [[complementary color]] of violet is the color [[Chartreuse (color)|chartreuse]]. |
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Revision as of 00:08, 5 April 2007
Violet (named after the flower violet) is used in two senses: first, referring to the color of light at the short-wavelength end of the visible spectrum, approximately 380–420 nanometers (this is a spectral color). Secondly, violet may refer to a bluish purple, that is, a mixture of red and blue (two of the primary colors of light), and not a spectral color: (See a discussion of the distinction between violet and purple). Spectral violet is outside the gamut of sRGB, and cannot be reproduced exactly on a computer screen.
The complementary color of violet is the color chartreuse.
Variations of violet
Electric violet
| Violet | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #8B00FF |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (139, 0, 255) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (273°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (42, 134, 277°) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color at right is electric violet, the closest approximation to spectrum violet that can be made on a computer screen, given the limitations of the color gamut within the CIE chromaticity diagram. This color would be approximately equivalent to a visual stimulus of 400 nanometers on the spectrum, in the middle of the violet part of the spectrum.
Near violet (color wheel violet)
| Near Violet | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #7F00FF |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (127, 0, 255) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (270°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (41, 134, 275°) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color at right is near violet, also called color wheel violet. This color would be approximately equivalent to a visual stimulus of about 418 nanometers on the spectrum, barely on the violet side of the transition between the violet and indigo parts of the spectrum.
The color violet shown at right is the color precisely halfway between magenta and blue on the color wheel.
Extreme violet
| Extreme violet | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #9900FF |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (153, 0, 255) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (276°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (44, 134, 279°) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the color extreme violet, a color approximately equivalent to the violet seen at the extreme edge of human visual perception corresponding to a visual stimulus of 380 nanometes on the spectrum.
Deep violet
| Deep violet | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #8F00DD |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (143, 0, 221) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (279°, 100%, 87%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (40, 115, 282°) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the color deep violet, a violet in brightness (value) between electric violet and pigment violet.
Pigment violet (web color dark violet)
| Pigment 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 | [Unsourced] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color box at right displays the web color dark violet which is equivalent to pigment 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.
Compare the subtractive colors to the additive colors in the two primary color charts in the article on primary 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.
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 of psychedelic 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. (When approximating electric violet in artists pigments, a bit of white pigment is added to pigment violet.)
Shades of violet color comparison chart
- Lavender Blush (web color) - pale blush violet (Hex: #FFF0F5) (RGB: 255, 240, 245)
- Lavendula (Vietnamese Lavender) - pale blush grayish violet (Hex: #E6E6FA) (RGB: 230, 230, 250)
- Languid Lavender - blush grayish violet (Hex: #D6CADD) (RGB: 214, 202, 221)
- Lavender Gray (web color Lavender [Gray]) - pale grayish violet (Hex: #BDBBD7) (RGB: 189, 187, 215)
- Light Mauve - (Hex: #DCD0FF) - blush violet (RGB: 220, 208, 255)
- Periwinkle (Lavender Blue) - pale bluish violet (Hex: #CCCCFF) (RGB: 204, 204, 255)
- Mauve - pale violet (Hex: #E0B0FF) (RGB: 224, 176, 255)
- Lilac - pale light violet (Hex: #C8A2C8) (RGB: 200, 162, 200)
- Wisteria - light medium violet (Hex: #C9A0DC (RGB: 201, 160, 220)
- Lavender Pink - Crayola color Lavender [Pink] - pale pinkish-purple (Hex: #FBAED2) (RGB: 251, 174, 210)
- Lavender Rose - light pinkish-purple (Hex: #FBA0E3) (RGB: 251, 160, 227)
- Brilliant Lavender (Electrical Lavender) - pastel violet (Hex: #F4BBFF (RGB: 249, 192, 255)
- Medium Lavender - ([Light] Violet [web color])- light violet - Prismacolor color Lavender (Hex: #EE82EE) (RGB: 238, 130, 238)
- Heliotrope - vivid light violet (Hex: #DF73FF) (RGB: 223, 115, 255)
- Wikipedia Link Lavender - pale grayish medium violet (Hex: #9C87CD) (RGB: 158, 137, 193)
- Bright Ube - light pale brilliant medium violet - (Hex: #D19FE8) (RGB: 209, 159, 232)
- Bright Lavender (Light Floral Lavender) - pale brilliant medium violet - (Hex: #BF94E4) (RGB: 191, 148, 228)
- Lavender (Floral Lavender) - medium violet (Hex: #B57EDC) (RGB: 181, 126, 220)
- Rich Lavender (Deep Floral Lavender) - rich medium violet (Hex: #A76BCF) (RGB: 170, 97, 204)
- Deep Lilac - deep rich medium violet (Hex: #9955BB) (RGB: 153, 85, 187)
- Amethyst - deep rich medium violet (Hex: #9966CC) (RGB: 153, 102, 204)
- Ube (Purple Yam) (Okinawan Yam) - grayish medium violet (Hex: #8878C3) (RGB: 136, 120, 195)
- Medium Purple (web color) - deep medium violet (Hex: #9370DB) (RGB: 147, 112, 219)
- Bright Violet (Hex: #8357E8) (RGB: 131, 87, 232)
- Near Violet (Color Wheel Violet) (Hex: #7F00FF) (RGB: 127, 0, 255)
- VIOLET (Electric Violet) (Hex: #8B00FF) (RGB: 139, 0, 255)
- Extreme Violet (Hex: #9900FF) (RGB: 153, 0, 255)
- Deep Violet (Hex: #8F00DD) (RGB: 143, 0, 221)
- Dark Orchid (web color) (Rich Violet) (Hex: #9932CC) (RGB: 153, 50, 204)
- Pigment Violet (web color Dark Violet) (Hex: #9400D3) (RGB: 148, 0, 211)
- Generic Purple (Vulgar Purple) -- deep dark violet (Hex: #660099) (RGB: 102, 0, 153) (CMYK: 33,100,0,40)
- Dark Lavender (Pantone Color #258) -- dark grayish violet (Hex: #734F96) (RGB: 115, 79, 50)
- Purple Mountain Majesty (Crayola; pre-1958 "Lavender") - medium grayish violet (Hex: #9978B6) (RGB: 150, 120, 182)
- Old Lavender (Dark Lavender Gray) - dark grayish violet (Hex: #796878) (RGB: 121, 104, 120)
- Halaya Ube - rich dark grayish violet (Hex: #663854) (RGB: 102, 56, 84)
Violet in culture
- The variety of eggplant known as Chinese eggplant has pigment violet colored skin.
- The fruit known as blackberry is actually closer in color to a dark pigment violet.
- Okinawan "yams" (actually a variety of sweet potato) are colored a deep lavender and in the Tagalog language of the Philippines are called "ube". They are ground up and cooked with sugar, yielding a bright violet colored jam called halaya ube which is sold in Filipino grocery stores. (To see a picture of an Okinawan yam, go to: [1])
- In the European Union in it is traditional to package chocolate in violet colored packaging because of the association of the color Royal Purple with luxury.
- In the metaphysics of the New Age Prophetess, Alice A. Bailey, in her system called the Seven Rays which classifies humans into seven different metaphysical personality types, the seventh ray of ceremonial order is represented by the color violet.
New Age Philosophy
- Violet is used to symbolically represent the seventh (Sahasrara)chakra. This flower means modesty and candor .
- Psychics who claim to be able to observe the aura with their third eye typically describe someone with a violet aura as being someone who is a practicing occultist (magickal thaumaturgist).
- Violet is the color associated with the New Age deity Saint Germain.
- The Invocation of the Violet Flame' is a system of meditation practice used in the "I AM" Activity and by the Church Universal and Triumphant. It is believed to be invoked from Saint Germain and practicing it is part of these religions' devotion to Saint Germain.
- The only nation ever to use violet in its flag was the second Spanish republic. [2]
See also
