Range of colors with the hues between blue and red
This article is about the color. For other uses, see Purple (disambiguation).
Purple
Clockwise, from top left: an iris; bishops; an eggplant; sunset; Messier 81
Color coordinates
Hex triplet
#800080
sRGBB (r, g, b)
(128, 0, 128)
HSV (h, s, v)
(300°, 100%, 50%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)
(30, 68, 308°)
Source
HTML color names
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)
Purple is a color similar in appearance to violet light. In the RYB color model historically used in the arts, purple is a secondary color created by combining red and blue pigments. In the CMYK color model used in modern printing, purple is made by combining magenta pigment with either cyan pigment, black pigment, or both. In the RGB color model used in computer and television screens, purple is created by mixing red and blue light in order to create colors that appear similar to violet light.
Purple has long been associated with royalty, originally because Tyrian purple dye—made from the secretions of sea snails—was extremely expensive in antiquity.[1] Purple was the color worn by Roman magistrates; it became the imperial color worn by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, and later by Roman Catholic bishops. Similarly in Japan, the color is traditionally associated with the emperor and aristocracy.[2]
According to contemporary surveys in Europe and the United States, purple is the color most often associated with rarity, royalty, luxury, ambition, magic, mystery, piety and spirituality.[3][4] When combined with pink, it is associated with eroticism, femininity, and seduction.[5]
^Dunn, Casey (2013-10-09). "The Color of Royalty, Bestowed by Science and Snails". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
^Sadao Hibi; Kunio Fukuda (January 2000). The Colors of Japan. Kodansha International. ISBN 978-4-7700-2536-4.
^Eva Heller, Psychologie de la couleur: effets et symboliques
^Iosso, Chris (2019-11-23). "Impeachment and the Perils of Purple Piety: Why You Should Hold a Forum at Your Church". Unbound. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
^Heller, Eva: Psychologie de la couleur – effets et symboliques, pp. 179-184
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