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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.