Violet (color)

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— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet #8B00FF
RGB^B r, g, b) (139, 0, 255)
CMYK^H c, m, y, k) (45, 100, 0, 0)
HSV h, s, v) (273°, 100%, 100%)
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)
Violet (named after the flower violet) is used in two senses: first, to the color of light at the short-wavelength end of the visible spectrum, approximately 420-380 nanometres (this is a spectral color). Secondly, it refers to a bluish purple (this is a mixture of red and blue, and not a spectral color: a discussion of the distinction between violet and purple).

True spectral violet cannot be reproduced on a computer screen because it is out of the RGB color space. You can see the color by looking at the reflection of a fluorescent tube in a compact disc. This works because the CD functions as a diffraction grating, and a fluorescent lamp generally has a peak at 435.833nm (from mercury), as is visible on the fluorescent lamp spectrum; this might be classed as indigo.

Shades

Lavender - typically pale (Hex: #BDBBD7) (RGB: 189, 187, 215)
Lilac - typically pale (Hex: #C8A2C8) (RGB: 200, 162, 200)
Slightly light violet (Hex: #8357E8) (RGB: 131, 87, 232)

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amethyst	cerise	eggplant	heliotrope	indigo	iris	lavender	lavender blush	lilac	magenta	mauve	mountbatten pink

orchid	palatinate	persian blue	purple	purpure	red-violet	sangria	thistle	violet	violet-eggplant	wisteria

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— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#8B00FF
RGB^B	r, g, b)	(139, 0, 255)
CMYK^H	c, m, y, k)	(45, 100, 0, 0)
HSV	h, s, v)	(273°, 100%, 100%)
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Violet (color)

Shades

See also

External links