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strict definition
purple
Colors with a purplish hue, ranging from light lavender to very dark violet or indigo.
The category of purple colors covers all shades whose dominant hue is closer to purple than to any other basic color. It includes light and dark purples of any brightness or saturation, as well as mixtures of purples with other colors where the overall result is mainly purple.
The family includes pale shades such as mauve and much darker royal purple. It is not restricted to vivid medium purple.
Other hues can contribute to a shade when purple remains dominant. The specific shade entries describe differences in red, blue, brown, or gray tinting.
More specific definitions
9 sub-definitions-
crocus
A strong, deep bluish-purple facade color, represented by the reference hex triplet 5218FA. -
eggplant
A dark, dull purple facade color with a substantial brown component, represented by hex triplet 614051. -
grape
A medium, somewhat reddish purple facade color between purple and red violet, represented by hex triplet 81007F. -
indigo
A dark purple facade color with a strong blue component, represented by the reference hex triplet 4B0081. -
mauve
A very pale purple facade color between purple and white, represented by the reference hex triplet E0B0FF. -
orchid
A medium-light purple facade color between purple and mauve, represented by hex triplet BA56D4. -
purple
A medium purple facade color between red and blue, represented by the reference hex triplet 9000FF. -
royal purple
A very dark purple facade color halfway toward black or darker, represented by hex triplet 220055. -
ube
A slightly dull medium-purple facade color with a gray component, represented by hex triplet 8878C3.
Related definitions
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black-gray-white
Colors with minimum chromaticity, ranging from black to white and including shades of gray. -
blue
Colors with a bluish hue, ranging from light blue to very dark navy or midnight blue. -
brown
Colors with a brownish hue, ranging from light beige to very dark taupe or chocolate shades. -
green
Colors with a greenish hue, ranging from light green or chartreuse to very dark olive or forest green. -
multicolor
A facade color combination of at least five different colors without one distinct overall tone. -
orange
Facade colors whose dominant hue is orange, including pale peach, dark orange, and predominantly orange mixtures. -
red
Facade colors whose dominant hue is red, including pale, dark, bright, dull, and predominantly red mixtures. -
yellow
Facade colors whose dominant hue is yellow, including pale cream, darker gold, and predominantly yellow mixtures.