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  2. Periwinkle (color) - Wikipedia

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    The color periwinkle may be considered a pale tint of purple-blue in the Munsell color system, or a "pastel purple-blue". The color can represent serenity, calmness , winter , and ice . It can also symbolize blossoming friendships , womanhood , [ 3 ] sentimental memories, and everlasting love .

  3. Shades of purple - Wikipedia

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    If defined as blue-dominated colors between blue and red, violet colors in Munsell's system would be classified as having the 7.5PB and 10.0PB hue, which is confirmed in visual experiments [6] The truly purple color, defined as being within the range of the red-dominated colors between red and blue, is sometimes confusingly labeled as red ...

  4. Shades of violet - Wikipedia

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    The blue-dominated spectral color beyond blue is referred to as purple by many speakers in the United States, but this color is called violet by many speakers in the United Kingdom. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In some British authoritative texts the term purple refers to any mixture of red and blue, suggesting the color term purple covers the full range ...

  5. List of colors (alphabetical) - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 December 2024. For other color lists, see Lists of colors. This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "List of colors" alphabetical ...

  6. Category:Shades of violet - Wikipedia

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    Han purple and Han blue; Heliotrope (color) I. Indigo; Iris (color) L. Lavender (color) Lavender blush; Lavender pink; Lilac (color) Line of purples; M. Magenta ...

  7. Purple - Wikipedia

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    The actual color of Tyrian purple seems to have varied from a reddish to a bluish purple. According to the Roman writer Vitruvius, (1st century BC), the murex shells coming from northern waters, probably Bolinus brandaris, produced a more bluish color than those of the south, probably Hexaplex trunculus.

  8. Lavender (color) - Wikipedia

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    The color lavender might be described as a medium purple, a pale bluish purple, [4] or a light pinkish-purple. The term lavender may be used in general to apply to a wide range of pale, light, or grayish-purples, but only on the blue side; lilac is pale purple on the pink side. In paints, the color lavender is made by mixing purple and white paint.

  9. Mauve - Wikipedia

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    Mauve (/ ˈ m oʊ v / ⓘ, mohv; [2] / ˈ m ɔː v / ⓘ, mawv) is a pale purple color [3] [4] named after the mallow flower (French: mauve). The first use of the word mauve as a color was in 1796–98 according to the Oxford English Dictionary, but its use seems to have been rare before 1859.