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  2. Byzantium (color) - Wikipedia

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    Deep reddish purple. B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) The color Byzantium is a particular dark tone of purple. It originates in modern times, and, despite its name, it should not be confused with Tyrian purple ( hue rendering ), the color historically used by Roman and Byzantine emperors. The latter, often also referred to as "Tyrian red", is ...

  3. Born in the purple - Wikipedia

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    The Byzantine emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus in a 945 carved ivory. Traditionally, born in the purple [1] (sometimes "born to the purple") was a category of members of royal families born during the reign of their parent. This notion was later loosely expanded to include all children born of prominent or high-ranking parents. [2]

  4. Shades of purple - Wikipedia

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    Shades of purple. There are numerous variations of the color purple, a sampling of which is shown below. In common English usage, purple is a range of hues of color occurring between red and blue. [1] However, the meaning of the term purple is not well defined. There is confusion about the meaning of the terms purple and violet even among ...

  5. 'The Color Purple' Is One of the Year's Best Movies Because ...

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    The Color Purple. Taraji P. Henson is an actor with range. Find me another actor who could play Benjamin Button's adoptive mother aging forward while her child ages in reverse, meme-machine and ...

  6. Byzantine flags and insignia - Wikipedia

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    Byzantine flags and insignia. For most of its history, the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire did not use heraldry in the Western European sense of permanent motifs transmitted through hereditary right. [1] Various large aristocratic families employed certain symbols to identify themselves; [1] the use of the cross, and of icons of Christ, the ...

  7. Why 'The Color Purple' has been a source of Black healing ...

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    β€œThe Color Purple,” a movie musical adaptation of Alice Walker's novel, 1985 film, and stage musical is slated to premiere in North America on Dec. 25.

  8. 15 Free-to-Watch Movies on Tubi For Any Film Lover - AOL

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    Tubi has all sorts of movies, from classics to modern hits, and genres like Western, Sci-Fi, Action, and more. Here are 15 great movies you can watch right now. 15 Free-to-Watch Movies on Tubi For ...

  9. Tyrian purple - Wikipedia

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    The Royal purple or Imperial purple was probably used until the time of Augustine of Hippo (354–430) and before the demise of the Roman Empire. Dye chemistry [ edit ] Variations in colours of "Tyrian purple" from different snails are related to the presence of indigo dye (blue), 6-bromoindigo (purple), and the red 6,6'-dibromoindigo.