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  2. Lavender (color) - Wikipedia

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    Lavender is a light shade of purple or violet.It applies particularly to the color of the flower of the same name.The web color called lavender is displayed adjacent—it matches the color of the palest part of the flower; however, the more saturated color shown as floral lavender more closely matches the average color of the lavender flower as shown in the picture and is the tone of lavender ...

  3. Color symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Color symbolism in art, literature, and anthropology is the use of color as a symbol in various cultures and in storytelling. There is great diversity in the use of colors and their associations between cultures [ 1 ] and even within the same culture in different time periods. [ 2 ]

  4. Shades of violet - Wikipedia

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    At right is displayed the color lavender. This color may also be called lavender (floral) or floral lavender to distinguish it from the web color lavender. It is the color of the central part of the lavender flower. The first recorded use of the word lavender as a color term in English was in 1705. [32] Since the color lavender has a hue code ...

  5. Here's What the Black History Month Colors Are and What They Mean

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    "Negro History Week, and later Black History Month, provided, and still provides, a counterpoint to the narratives that either ignore the contributions of Black Americans or misrepresent the history."

  6. 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 .

  7. The color purple: It's a new movie and an old hue that's rich ...

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    In contemporary history and fiction, it often represents something sought dearly. In the early 20th century, purple attire and signage signified loyalty and dignity among the suffragists .

  8. The history and meaning behind Women's History Month colors

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    “The use of the colors purple, green, and white to represent women’s history seem have their roots in the suffrage movement in England. They were the colors of the Women’s Suffrage and ...

  9. Language of flowers - Wikipedia

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    Illustration from Floral Poetry and the Language of Flowers (1877). According to Jayne Alcock, grounds and gardens supervisor at the Walled Gardens of Cannington, the renewed Victorian era interest in the language of flowers finds its roots in Ottoman Turkey, specifically the court in Constantinople [1] and an obsession it held with tulips during the first half of the 18th century.