Violet

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This box shows the color violet.

Violet is the seventh color of the rainbow--it is the color on the inner edge of the rainbow. Violet is sometimes confused with purple. The name of the color comes from the violet, which is a small flower grown in most parts of the world.

The first recorded use of violet as a color name in English was in 1370.^[1]

The Violet flower

[change] Meaning of violet

The color violet represents magic. ^[2]

[change] Comparison of blue, indigo, and violet

Blue (Hex: #0000FF) (RGB: 0, 0, 255)
Indigo (Electric Indigo) (Hex: #6F00FF) (RGB: 111, 0, 255)
Violet (Color Wheel) (Near Violet) (Hex: #8F00FF) (RGB: 127, 0, 255)
Violet (Electric Violet) (Middle Violet) (Hex: #7F00FF) (RGB: 143, 0, 255)

[change] Tones of violet color comparison chart

Lavender Blush (web color) (Hex: #FFF0F5) (RGB: 255, 240, 245)
Lavender Mist (web color Lavender) (Hex: #E6E6FA) (RGB: 230, 230, 250)
Languid Lavender (Hex: #D6CADD) (RGB: 214, 202, 221)
Lavender Blue-Grey (Hex: #BDBBD7) (RGB: 189, 187, 215)
Lavender Grey (Hex: #C4C3D0) (RGB: 196, 195, 221)
Pale Lavender (Light Mauve) (Hex: #DCD0FF) (RGB: 220, 208, 255)
Lavender Blue (Periwinkle) (Hex: #CCCCFF) (RGB: 204, 204, 255)
Pastel Lavender (Mauve) (Hex: #E0B0FF) (RGB: 224, 176, 255)
Medium Lavender Grey (Lilac) (Hex: #C8A2C8) (RGB: 200, 162, 200)
Light Lavender (Wisteria (Crayola)) (Hex: #C9A0DC (RGB: 201, 160, 220)
Lavender Pink (Crayola "Lavender [Pink]") (Hex: #FBAED2) (RGB: 251, 174, 210)
Lavender Rose (Hex: #FBA0E3) (RGB: 251, 160, 227)
Brilliant Lavender (Electric Lavender) (Hex: #F4BBFF (RGB: 249, 192, 255)
Lavender Magenta (web color "violet") (Hex: #EE82EE) (RGB: 238, 130, 238)
Vivid Lavender (Psychedelic Lavender) (Heliotrope) (Hex: #DF73FF) (RGB: 223, 115, 255)
Medium Lavender Pink (Sky Magenta) (Hex: #CF71AF) (RGB: 207, 113, 175)
Dull Deep Lavender (Wikipedia Link Lavender) (Hex: #9C87CD) (RGB: 158, 137, 193)
Medium Bright Lavender (Bright Ube) (Hex: #D19FE8) (RGB: 209, 159, 232)
Bright Lavender (Light Floral Lavender) (Hex: #BF94E4) (RGB: 191, 148, 228)
Lavender (Floral Lavender) (Hex: #B57EDC) (RGB: 181, 126, 220)
Rich Lavender (Deep Floral Lavender) (Hex: #A76BCF) (RGB: 170, 97, 204)
Deep Rich Lavender (Deep Lilac) (Hex: #9955BB) (RGB: 153, 85, 187)
Medium Deep Lavender (Amethyst) (Hex: #9966CC) (RGB: 153, 102, 204)
Deep Rich Lavender Grey (Purple Yam) (Ube) (Hex: #8878C3) (RGB: 136, 120, 195)
Deep Lavender (Medium Purple (web color)) (Hex: #9370DB) (RGB: 147, 112, 219)
Near Violet (Color Wheel Violet) (Hex: #7F00FF) (RGB: 127, 0, 255)
VIOLET (Middle Violet) (Electric Violet) (Hex: #8F00FF) (RGB: 143, 0, 255)
Extreme Violet (Vivid Violet) (Hex: #9F00FF) (RGB: 159, 0, 255)
Dark Orchid (web color) (Hex: #9932CC) (RGB: 153, 50, 204)
Pigment Violet (web color Dark Violet) (Hex: #9400D3) (RGB: 148, 0, 211)
Deep Indigo (web color Blue-Violet) (Hex: #8A2BE2) (RGB: 138, 43, 226)
Internet Purple (color of "all purple website" www.purple.com) (Hex: #7D26CD) (RGB: 125, 38, 205)
Royal Purple (Crayola) (Hex: #6B3FA0) (RGB: 107,63,160)
Generic Purple (Hex: #660099) (RGB: 102, 0, 153) (CMYK: 33,100,0,40)
Purple Heart (Crayola) (Hex: #652DC1) (RGB: 101, 45, 93)
Dark Lavender (Pantone Color #258) (Hex: #734F96) (RGB: 115, 79, 50)
Violet Purple (Crayola) (Hex: #8359A3) (RGB: 131, 89 ,163)
Lavender Purple (Purple Mountain Majesty (Crayola)) (Hex: #9978B6) (RGB: 150, 120, 182)
Old Lavender (Dark Lavender Grey) (Hex: #796878) (RGB: 121, 104, 120)
Twilight Lavender (Crayola) (Hex: #8A496B) (RGB: 138, 73, 107)
Halaya Ube (Purple Yam Jam) (Hex: #663854) (RGB: 102, 56, 84)
Clairvoyant (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #480656) (RGB: 72, 6, 86)
Vulgar Purple (Grape Jelly) (Hex: #3E2F84) (RGB: 62, 47, 132)
Jagger (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #350E47) (RGB: 53, 14, 87)
Black Currant (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #32293A) (RGB: 50, 41, 58)

[change] References

↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 207
↑ Bonewits, P.E.I., Real Magic New York:1975 Berkley Medallion Books 1971 Page 141 Note: P.E.I. Bonewits in 1970 was the first person ever to graduate from U.C. Berkeley with a degree in Magic.