Heliotrope (color)
| Heliotrope | |
|---|---|
 Heliotrope flowers | |
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #DF73FF |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (223, 115, 255) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (286°, 55%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (66, 102, 295°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[1] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Heliotrope 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.[2]
Variations of heliotrope
Heliotrope gray
| Heliotrope Gray | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #AA98A9 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (170, 152, 169) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (303°, 11%, 67%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (65, 14, 310°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS[3] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color heliotrope gray is displayed at right. The first recorded use of heliotrope gray as a color name in English was in 1912.[4]
The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Heliotrope Gray (color sample #227)
Old heliotrope
| Old Heliotrope | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
At right is displayed the color old heliotrope.
Another name for this color is old helio.
The first recorded use of old helio as a color name in English was in 1926.[5]
Heliotrope in culture
- The color has been widely referenced as a characterization, the color of key plot objects, or as flavor text in many works:
- Heliotrope was referenced as a dress color in several 19th and 20th century author's works, including Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, (Countess Bezukhova's gown); P. G. Wodehouse’s Thank You Jeeves (Bertie Wooster's pajamas); Sarah Mlynowski Parties & Potions, (Samsortas' gown); D.H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers, (Mrs Morel's blouse); and in the 1984 British TV series The Jewel in the Crown Barbara Batchelor mentions seeing "some heliotrope stuff in the Bazzar".
- In James Joyce's The Dead (a heliotrope envelope); in Danielewski's House of Leaves, Pelafina (luggage); Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow, (pencils); in the Harry Potter novels (Mafalda Hopkirk's polyjuice potion); and in the British sci-fi series Doctor Who, (robes worn by the Patrexes).
- Heliotrope was a popular color reference of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, script writers of Hancock's Half Hour.
- In James Joyce's Finnegans Wake, "heliotrope" is the answer to the Maggies' riddle, throughout the chapter, the word "heliotrope" is disguised a number of times, hidden either in anagrams, riddles, puns, or obscure allusions.
- In the film La Furia del Hombre Lobo (Fury of the Wolfman) the opening narration states, "When the heliotrope starts growing among rough rocks, and, the full moon shines at night.."
- In Eric Thompson's Dougal and the blue cat, Buxton the cat prepares to do away with all other colors ...."like heliotrope".
- The periorbital purplish discoloration occurring in dermatomyositis is called the "Heliotrope rash" after the color.
- Heliotrope was among the handful of "half-mourning" colors worn by Victorians during the last stage of mourning.[6]
- One of the most famous ragtime piano melodies is "Heliotrope Bouquet", composed in 1907 by Louis Chauvin and Scott Joplin.
- Exmouth RFC play in shirts with a heliotrope and white horizontal strip.
- Heliotrope is the title of the fourth track on At the Drive-In's 1999 EP Vaya.
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color, New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; Color Sample of Heliotrope: Page 131 Plate 54 Color Sample C10
- ^ Of the various tones of Heliotrope Gray shown on the indicated web page of the ISCC-NBS color list, the color displayed in the color box above, color sample #227, matches most closely the color called Heliotrope Gray in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Color, New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill; the color Heliotrope Gray is displayed on page 111, Plate 44, Color Sample C3.
- ^ Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Color, New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill, Page 196; Color Sample of Heliotrope Gray: Page 111, Plate 44, Color Sample C3
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 200; Color Sample of Old Helio: Page 113 Plate 45 Color Sample J9
- ^ Mourning Fashion: