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  2. Munsell color system - Wikipedia

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    The Munsell color system, showing: a circle of hues at value 5 chroma 6; the neutral values from 0 to 10; and the chromas of purple-blue (5PB) at value 5. In colorimetry , the Munsell color system is a color space that specifies colors based on three properties of color: hue (basic color), value ( lightness ), and chroma (color intensity).

  3. Conversion coating - Wikipedia

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    A conversion coating is a chemical or electro-chemical treatment applied to manufactured parts that superficially converts the material into a thin adhering coating of an insoluble compound. These coatings are commonly applied to protect the part against corrosion , to improve the adherence of other coatings, for lubrication , or for aesthetic ...

  4. Chromate conversion coating - Wikipedia

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    Chromate conversion coating or alodine coating is a type of conversion coating used to passivate steel, aluminium, zinc, cadmium, copper, silver, titanium, magnesium, and tin alloys. [ 1 ] : p.1265 [ 2 ] The coating serves as a corrosion inhibitor , as a primer to improve the adherence of paints and adhesives , [ 2 ] as a decorative finish, or ...

  5. Shades of purple - Wikipedia

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    In formal color theory, purple colors often refer to the colors on the line of purples on the CIE chromaticity diagram (or colors that can be derived from colors on the line of purples), i.e., any color between red and violet, not including either red or violet themselves. [7] [8] The first recorded use of purple as a color name in English was ...

  6. Midnight blue - Wikipedia

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    Midnight blue is a dark shade of blue named for its resemblance to the apparently blue color of a moonlit night sky around a full moon. Midnight blue is identifiably blue to the eye in sunlight or full-spectrum light , but can appear black under certain more limited spectra sometimes found in artificial lighting (especially early 20th-century ...

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  8. Phosphate conversion coating - Wikipedia

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    Phosphate conversion coating is a chemical treatment applied to steel parts that creates a thin adhering layer of iron, zinc, or manganese phosphates to improve corrosion resistance or lubrication or as a foundation for subsequent coatings or painting. [1] [2] [3] It is one of the most common types of conversion coating.

  9. Manganese violet - Wikipedia

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    Manganese violet is a fine, vibrant purple pigment that is synthetically generated. [12] It exhibits exceptional permanence and high lightfastness. [13] [14] The Waitress was created by Édouard Manet in 1879. Some artists historically avoided manganese violet because of they found its color to be dull.