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  2. Violet (color) - Wikipedia

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    In optics, violet is a spectral color: It refers to the color of any different single wavelength of light on the short wavelength end of the visible spectrum (between approximately 380 and 435 nanometers), [16] [17] whereas purple is the color of various combinations of red, blue and violet light, [5] [6] some of which some humans perceive as ...

  3. Shades of violet - Wikipedia

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    The color Japanese violet or Sumire is shown at right. This is the color called "violet" in the traditional Japanese colors group, a group of colors in use since beginning in 660 CE in the form of various dyes that are used in designing kimono. [20] [21] The name of this color in Japanese is sumire-iro, meaning "violet color".

  4. List of electronic color code mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    A mnemonic which includes color name(s) generally reduces the chances of confusing black and brown. Some mnemonics that are easy to remember: Big Boys Race Our Young Girls But Violet Generally Wins.

  5. 25-pair color code - Wikipedia

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    Violet is the standard name in the telecommunications and electronics industry, but it is sometimes referred to as purple. Similarly, slate is a particular shade of gray. The names of most of the colors were taken from the conventional colors of the rainbow or optical spectrum, and in the electronic color code , which uses the same ten colors ...

  6. List of colors by shade - Wikipedia

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    Magenta is variously defined as a purplish-red, reddish-purple, or a mauvish–crimson color. On color wheels of the RGB and CMY color models, it is located midway between red and blue, opposite green. Complements of magenta are evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 500–530 nm.

  7. 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 ...

  8. Shades of purple - Wikipedia

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    The equivalent color on a computer to the pigment color red-violet shown above would be this electric purple, i.e. the much brighter purple reproduced on the screen of a computer. This color is pure purple conceived as computer artists conceive it, as the color on the color wheel halfway between color wheel violet and electric magenta. Thus ...

  9. Category:Shades of violet - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This category is for all varieties of the color violet, not only shades in the technical sense.