Purple
— Commonly represents —
royalty, funk, nobility, and upper class
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#800080
sRGBB	(r, g, b)	(128, 0, 128)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(300°, 67%, 44%)
Source		HTML/CSS[1]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Purple is a general term for the range of shades of color occurring between red and blue. Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by ^[2] It is formed (in both subtractive pigment and additive light combinations) by mixing the primary colors red and blue in varying proportions, with possibly a very small quantity of the third primary color (green for light or yellow for pigment). Primary colors are sets of Colors that can be combined to make a useful range ( Gamut) of colors There is disagreement over exactly which shades can be described as purple, some people preferring more precise terms such as magenta or heliotrope for particular shades. Magenta is a purplish red Color evoked by lights with less power in yellowish-green Wavelengths than in blue and red wavelengths ( complements of magenta have Heliotrope is a Pink - Purple Tint that is a representation of the Color of the heliotrope flower. A difference in retinal sensitivity to red and blue light between individuals can cause further disagreement. The vertebrate retina is a light sensitive part inside the inner layer of the Eye.

Purple is sometimes confused with the more narrowly-defined spectral color, violet. A spectral color is a color that is evoked by a single Wavelength of Light in the Visible spectrum, or by a relatively narrow band of wavelengths As the name of a color violet (named after the flower violet) is used in two senses first referring to the color of Light at the short- Wavelength

In color theory, a 'purple' is defined as any non-spectral color between violet and red. Color Theory is the musical alter ego of American singer-keyboardist-songwriter Brian Hazard A spectrum (plural spectra or spectrums) is a condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary infinitely within a continuum. As the name of a color violet (named after the flower violet) is used in two senses first referring to the color of Light at the short- Wavelength Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength

In art, purple is the color on the color wheel between magenta and violet and its tints and shades. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Magenta is a purplish red Color evoked by lights with less power in yellowish-green Wavelengths than in blue and red wavelengths ( complements of magenta have As the name of a color violet (named after the flower violet) is used in two senses first referring to the color of Light at the short- Wavelength “Tint” redirects here For other uses see Tint (disambiguation In Color theory, a tint is the mixture of a Color with Shade is the blocking of Sunlight (in particular direct sunshine by any object and also the Shadow created by that object This color, electric purple, is shown below. ^[3]

In human color psychology, purple is associated with royalty, regalness, and nobility (stemming from its use in heraldry to denote gentry).

Contents 1 Etymology and definitions 1.1 Purple versus violet 2 Properties 2.1 Tyrian purple: Classical antiquity 2.2 Han Purple: Ancient China 2.3 Royal Purple: Medieval Europe 2.4 Artists Pigment Purple (Red-Violet): 1930s 2.5 Electric Purple: 2000s 3 Computer web color purples 3.1 Purple (HTML/CSS color) 3.2 Purple (X11 color) 3.3 Medium Purple (X11) 4 Additional variations of purple 4.1 Orchid 4.2 Heliotrope 4.3 Mulberry 4.4 Pansy Purple 4.5 Tokyo Purple 5 Purple in nature 5.1 Plants 5.2 Animals 6 Purple in human culture 6.1 Anti-Apartheid Movement 6.2 Astronomy 6.3 Billiard Games 6.4 Calendars 6.5 Comedy 6.6 Dance 6.7 Fraternities and sororities 6.8 Heraldry 6.9 History 6.10 Holocaust 6.11 Literature 6.12 Microbiology 6.13 Military 6.14 Music 6.15 Oenology 6.16 Parapsychology 6.17 Politics 6.18 Rhyme 6.19 Sacred Scriptures 6.20 Science Fiction 6.21 Sexuality 6.22 Sports 7 See also 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links

Etymology and definitions

The word 'purple' comes from the Old English word purpul which originates from the Latin purpura. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. This in turn is derived from the Koine Greek πορφύρα (porphyra), name of the dye manufactured in Classical antiquity from the mucus-secretion of the hypobranchial gland of a marine snail known as the Murex brandaris or the spiny dye-murex. Koine Greek (Κοινὴ Ἑλληνική, "common Greek" or, ciˈni ðiˈale̞kto̞s "the common dialect" is the popular form of Greek which emerged in A dye can generally be described as a Colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied Classical antiquity (also the classical era or classical period) is a broad term for a long period of cultural History centered on the Mediterranean The word snail is a Common name that can be used for almost all members of the Molluscan class Gastropoda which have coiled shells in the Haustellum brandaris, also known as Bolinus brandaris or Murex brandaris, and commonly known as the purple dye murex ^[4]

The first recorded use of the word 'purple' in English was in the year AD 975. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States ^[5]

The color regarded as the standard for purple has changed over the years, from Tyrian Purple in ancient times to Electric Purple today. "Ancient" redirects here For other uses see Ancient_(disambiguation.

Purple versus violet

Main article: Violet (color)

Violet
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#8B00FF
B	(r, g, b)	(139, 0, 255)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(273°, 100%, 100%)
Source		BF2S Color Guide
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Violet is a spectral color (approximately 420–380nm), of a shorter wavelength than blue, while purple is a combination of red and blue or violet light. As the name of a color violet (named after the flower violet) is used in two senses first referring to the color of Light at the short- Wavelength Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. A spectral color is a color that is evoked by a single Wavelength of Light in the Visible spectrum, or by a relatively narrow band of wavelengths Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by As the name of a color violet (named after the flower violet) is used in two senses first referring to the color of Light at the short- Wavelength The purples are colors that are not spectral colors – purples are extraspectral colors. A spectral color is a color that is evoked by a single Wavelength of Light in the Visible spectrum, or by a relatively narrow band of wavelengths In fact, purple was not present on Newton's color wheel (which went directly from violet to red), though it is present on modern ones, between red and violet. Sir Isaac Newton, FRS (ˈnjuːtən 4 January 1643 31 March 1727) Biography Early years See also Isaac Newton's early life and achievements There is no such thing as the "wavelength of purple light"; it only exists as a combination.

On the CIE xy chromaticity diagram, violet is on the curved edge in the lower left, while purples are the straight line connecting the extreme colors red and violet. In the study of the perception of Color, one of the first mathematically defined Color spaces was the CIE 1931 XYZ color space (also known as CIE 1931 color space

One interesting psychophysical feature of the two colors that can be used to separate them is their appearance with increase of light intensity. Psychophysics is a subdiscipline of Psychology dealing with the relationship between physical stimuli and their subjective correlates or Percepts Violet, as light intensity increases, appears to take on a far more blue hue as a result of what is known as the Bezold-Brücke shift. The Bezold-Brücke shift is a change in Hue perception as intensity changes The same increase in blueness is not noted in purples.

Violet cannot be reproduced by a Red-Green-Blue (RGB) color system, and must be simulated by a mixture of red and blue (purple). The shade of violet simulated in the color box above is just over halfway between magenta and blue on the color wheel. Magenta is a purplish red Color evoked by lights with less power in yellowish-green Wavelengths than in blue and red wavelengths ( complements of magenta have Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by A color wheel or color circle is an organization of Color Hues around a circle showing relationships between colors considered to be Primary

Properties

On a chromaticity diagram, the straight line connecting the extreme spectral colors (red and violet) is known as the 'line of purples' (or 'purple boundary'); it represents one limit of human color perception. In the study of the perception of Color, one of the first mathematically defined Color spaces was the CIE 1931 XYZ color space (also known as CIE 1931 color space Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength As the name of a color violet (named after the flower violet) is used in two senses first referring to the color of Light at the short- Wavelength Human beings, humans or man (Origin 1590–1600 L homō man OL hemō the earthly one (see Humus Color vision is the capacity of an organism or machine to distinguish objects based on the Wavelengths (or frequencies) of the Light they reflect or emit The color magenta used in the CMYK printing process is on the line of purples, but most people associate the term "purple" with a somewhat bluer shade. Magenta is a purplish red Color evoked by lights with less power in yellowish-green Wavelengths than in blue and red wavelengths ( complements of magenta have CMYK (short for '''c'''yan, '''m'''agenta, '''y'''ellow, and k ey ( Black) and often referred to as process color Printing is a process for reproducing text and image typically with ink on Paper using a printing press Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by Some common confusion exists concerning the color names "purple" and "violet". A color name is a Noun or Noun phrase that refers to a specific Color. Purple is a mixture of red and blue light, whereas violet is a spectral color.

Tyrian purple: Classical antiquity

Main article: Tyrian purple

Tyrian Purple
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#66023C
B	(r, g, b)	(102, 2, 60)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(277°, 67%, 44%)
Source		Internet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The actual color of Tyrian purple, the original color purple from which the name purple is derived, is the color of a dye made from a mollusk that, because of its incredible expense (many times more expensive than gold), in classical antiquity became a symbol of royalty because only the very wealthy could afford it. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus ( Greek: Φλάβιος Πέτρος Σαββάτιος Ιουστινιανός; known in English as Justinian I or The Church or Basilica of San Vitale — styled an " ecclesiastical basilica " in the Roman Catholic Church though it is not of architectural basilica Haustellum brandaris, also known as Bolinus brandaris or Murex brandaris, and commonly known as the purple dye murex Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Classical antiquity (also the classical era or classical period) is a broad term for a long period of cultural History centered on the Mediterranean Therefore, Tyrian purple is also called imperial purple.

Tyrian purple may have been discovered as early as the time of the Minoan civilization. The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization which arose on the island of Crete. Alexander the Great (when giving imperial audiences as the emperor of the Macedonian Empire), the emperors of the Seleucid Empire, and the kings of Ptolemaic Egypt wore Tyrian purple. Alexander the Great ( or, Mégas Aléxandros; July 20 356 BC June 10 or June 11 323 BC also known as Alexander III of Macedon (el Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' Macedon (also known as Macedonia) was an ancient Kingdom centered around the present-day region of Macedonia in northern Greece, and Macedon or Macedonia ( Greek grc Μακεδονία grc-Latn Makedonía) was the name of a kingdom centered in the northern-most The Seleucid Empire /sə'lusɪd/ ( 312 - 63 BC) was a Hellenistic empire i The Ptolemaic dynasty (sometimes also known as the Lagids, from the name of Ptolemy I's father Lagus) was a Hellenistic Macedonian royal family Ptolemaic Egypt began when Ptolemy I Soter declared himself Pharaoh of Egypt in 305 BC and ended with the death of queen Cleopatra The imperial robes of Roman emperors were Tyrian purple trimmed in metallic gold thread. The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Gold, also called golden, is a Yellowish orange Color which is a representation of the color of the element The badge of office of a Roman Senator was a stripe of Tyrian purple on their white toga. The Roman Senate was a political institution in Ancient Rome. This article is about the aviation term for the Roman garment see Toga. ^[6] Tyrian purple was continued in use by the emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire until its final collapse in 1453. The Fall of Constantinople refers to the capture of the Byzantine Empire's capital by the Ottoman Empire on Tuesday May 29, 1453 (Julian Calendar

Han Purple: Ancient China

Main article: Han Purple

Han Purple
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#5218FA
B	(r, g, b)	(82, 24, 250)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(260°, 97%, 47%)
Source		Internet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Han purple is a type of artificial pigment found in China between 500 B.C. and 220 A.D.. Han purple and Han blue (also called Chinese purple and Chinese blue) are synthetic barium copper silicate Pigments that were developed Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. For the drug referred to as "pigment" see Black tar heroin. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National It was used in the decoration of the Xian Terracotta Army. UserEl_C --> Xi'an ( Postal map spelling: Sian is the Capital of the Shaanxi province in the The Terracotta Army ( are the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang the First Emperor of China.

Han purple is a purple in the sense that the term is used in colloquial English, i. e. , it is a color between red and blue; however, it is not a purple in the sense that the term is used in color theory, i. e. a non-spectral color between red and violet on the line of purples on the CIE chromaticity diagram. A spectrum (plural spectra or spectrums) is a condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary infinitely within a continuum.

Royal Purple: Medieval Europe

Royal Purple
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#6B3FA0
B	(r, g, b)	(107, 63, 160)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(273°, 62%, 54%)
Source		Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

This shade of purple is bluer than the ancient Tyrian purple. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. Crayola Crayons have come in a number of different Colors over the years

In medieval Europe, blue dyes were rare and expensive,^[7] so only the most wealthy or the aristocracy could afford to wear them. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by Aristocracy is a form of Government, where rule is established through an internal struggle over who has the most status and influence over society and internal relations (The working class wore mainly green and brown. Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Black, when used as a general term is a color that is a Very dark Black, black, or Black, of low Luminance relative to ) Because of this (and also because Tyrian purple had gone out of use in western Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in AD 476), Europeans' idea of purple shifted towards this more bluish purple known as royal purple because of its similarity to the royal blue worn by the aristocracy. Western Europe at its most general meaning means 'all the countries in the West of Europe ' The Western Roman Empire refers to the western half of the Roman Empire, from its division by Diocletian in 285 the other half of the Roman Empire was the Eastern This was the shade of purple worn by kings in medieval Europe.

Artists Pigment Purple (Red-Violet): 1930s

Main article: Red-violet

Medium violet red
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#C71585
B	(r, g, b)	(199, 21, 133)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(322°, 89%, 78%)
Source		X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

'Royal purple' (shown above) or the dark violet color known as vulgar purple is the common layman's idea of purple, but professional artists, following Munsell color system (introduced in 1905 and widely accepted by 1930), regard purple as being synonymous with the red-violet color shown at right, in order to clearly distinguish purple from violet and thus have access to a larger palette of colors. Red-violet is the name that depending on the context applies to one or another type of non-spectral purple color. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating In Colorimetry, the Munsell color system is a Color space that specifies Colors based on three color dimensions Hue, value ( lightness Red-violet is the name that depending on the context applies to one or another type of non-spectral purple color. As the name of a color violet (named after the flower violet) is used in two senses first referring to the color of Light at the short- Wavelength This red-violet color, called artist's purple by artists, is the pigment color that would be on a pigment color color wheel between pigment violet and pigment (process) magenta. A color wheel or color circle is an organization of Color Hues around a circle showing relationships between colors considered to be Primary As the name of a color violet (named after the flower violet) is used in two senses first referring to the color of Light at the short- Wavelength Magenta is a purplish red Color evoked by lights with less power in yellowish-green Wavelengths than in blue and red wavelengths ( complements of magenta have In the Munsell color system, this color at the maximum chroma of 12 is called Red-Purple.

Artists pigments and colored pencils labeled as purple are colored the red-violet color shown at right. A pencil is a Writing or Drawing instrument consisting of a thin stick of Pigment (usually Graphite, but can also be coloured pigment or

Electric Purple: 2000s

Electric Purple
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#BF00FF
B	(r, g, b)	(191, 0, 255)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(285°, 100%, 80%)
Source		Colour Lovers
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

This color, electric purple, is precisely halfway between violet and magenta and thus fits the artistic definition of purple. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. As the name of a color violet (named after the flower violet) is used in two senses first referring to the color of Light at the short- Wavelength Magenta is a purplish red Color evoked by lights with less power in yellowish-green Wavelengths than in blue and red wavelengths ( complements of magenta have ^[8]

Using additive colors such as those on computer screens, it is possible to create a much brighter purple than with pigments where the mixing subracts frequencies from the component primary colors. The equivalent color on a computer to the pigment color red-violet shown above would be this electric purple, i. e. the much brighter purple you can see reproduced on the screen of an electronic computer. Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. This color is pure purple conceived as computer artists conceive it, as the pure chroma on the computer screen color wheel halfway between electric violet and electric magenta. Computer art is any Art A visual display unit, often called simply a monitor or display, is a piece of Electrical equipment which displays images generated from the Video HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Thus, electric purple is the purest and brightest purple that it is possible to display on a computer screen.

Computer web color purples

Purple (HTML/CSS color)

Purple (HTML/CSS color)
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#800080
sRGBB	(r, g, b)	(128, 0, 128)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(300°, 67%, 44%)
Source		HTML/CSS[1]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

This purple used in HTML and CSS actually is deeper and has a more reddish hue (#800080) than the X11 color purple shown below as purple (X11 color) (#A020F0), which is bluer and brighter. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors sRGB is a standard RGB (Red Green Blue color space created cooperatively by HP and Microsoft for use on monitors printers and the Internet Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors HTML, an initialism of HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant Markup language for Web pages It provides a means to describe the structure In Computing, on the X Window System, X11 color names are represented in a simple text file which maps certain strings to RGB Color values

This color may be called HTML/CSS purple.

Purple (X11 color)

Purple (X11 color)
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#A020F0
B	(r, g, b)	(160, 32, 240)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(285°, 97%, 77%)
Source		X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color purple, as defined in the X11 color, which is a lot brighter and bluer than the HTML purple shown above. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. In Computing, on the X Window System, X11 color names are represented in a simple text file which maps certain strings to RGB Color values In Computing, on the X Window System, X11 color names are represented in a simple text file which maps certain strings to RGB Color values HTML, an initialism of HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant Markup language for Web pages It provides a means to describe the structure

See the chart Color names that clash between X11 and HTML/CSS in the X11 color names article to see those colors which are different in HTML and X11. In Computing, on the X Window System, X11 color names are represented in a simple text file which maps certain strings to RGB Color values

This color can be called X11 purple.

Medium Purple (X11)

Medium Purple
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#9370DB
B	(r, g, b)	(147, 112, 219)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(270°, 68%, 72%)
Source		X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the web color medium purple. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors

This color is a medium shade of the bright X11 purple shown above.

Additional variations of purple

Orchid

Main article: Orchid (color)

Orchid
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#DA70D6
B	(r, g, b)	(218, 112, 214)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(302°, 49%, 85%)
Source		X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color orchid is a light shade of purple. Orchid is a light Purple color Other shades of orchid range from grayish to purplish- Pink to strong reddish Purple. Cattleya labiata Lindl, also known as the Crimson Cattleya or Ruby-lipped Cattleya, is a species of Cattleya Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors The name 'orchid' originates from the flowers of some species of the vast orchid flower family, such as Laelia furfuracea and Ascocentrum pusillum, which have petals of this color.

Heliotrope

Main article: Heliotrope (color)

Heliotrope
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#DF73FF
B	(r, g, b)	(223, 115, 255)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(286°, 55%, 100%)
Source		BF2S Color Guide
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color heliotrope is a brilliant shade of purple. Heliotrope is a Pink - Purple Tint that is a representation of the Color of the heliotrope flower. The Garden Heliotrope ( Heliotropium arborescens) is a highly fragrant perennial plant originally from Peru. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light.

Heliotrope is a pink-purple tint that is a representation of the color of the heliotrope flower. Heliotrope is a Pink - Purple Tint that is a representation of the Color of the heliotrope flower. Pink is a pale Red Color that was first recorded in the 17th century to describe the pale red Flowers of pinks, Flowering plants “Tint” redirects here For other uses see Tint (disambiguation In Color theory, a tint is the mixture of a Color with The heliotropes ( Heliotropium) is a Genus of plants in the family Boraginaceae with 250 to 300 species

Mulberry

Mulberry
— Colour coordinates —
Hex triplet		#C54B8C
B	(r, g, b)	(197, 75, 140)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(285°, 67%, 70%)
Source		Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color mulberry is displayed at right. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. Crayola Crayons have come in a number of different Colors over the years This color is a representation of the color of mulberry jam or pie. A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a Pastry dough shell that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or Savoury ingredients This was a Crayola crayon color from 1958 to 2003. Crayola is a brand of marking utensils such as markers chalk crayons and colored pencils manufactured by Crayola LLC (formerly Binney & Smith A crayon is a stick of colored Wax, Charcoal, Chalk, or other materials used for writing and Drawing.

The first recorded use of Mulberry as a color name in English was in 1776. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States ^[9]

Pansy Purple

Pansy Purple
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#78184A
B	(r, g, b)	(120, 24, 74)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(287°, 36%, 27%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The pansy flower has varieties that exhibit three different colors: pansy (a deep shade of violet), pansy pink, and pansy purple. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. The pansy or pansy violet s are a large group of plants cultivated as garden Flowers Pansies are derived from Viola tricolor and can include

The first recorded use of Pansy Purple as a color name in English was in 1814. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States ^[10]

Tokyo Purple

Tokyo Purple
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#5A004A
B	(r, g, b)	(90, 0, 70)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(283°, 37%, 25%)
Source		Vexillological
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Tokyo purple is the color of the flag of the prefecture of Tokyo in the Kantō region of Japan. Web colors are Colors used in designing web pages and the methods for describing and specifying those colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by HSL and HSV are two related representations of points in an RGB color space, which attempt to describe perceptual color relationships more accurately than Hue is one of the main properties of a Color described with names such as " Red " " Yellow " etc In Colorimetry and Color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity Brightness is an attribute of Visual perception in which a source appears to emit or reflect a given amount of Light. A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The is a Geographical area of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The Regions of Japan are not official administrative units but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. This shade of dark purple has been associated with Tokyo (formerly called Edo) since ancient times. ^[11]

Purple in nature

Plants

• Purple needlegrass is the state grass of California. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. This article is about a type of grass For the aircraft built by Caproni, see Stipa-Caproni. The following is a list of official US state grass. See also Lists of U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

Animals

• The purple frog is a new species of amphibian discovered in India in 2003. Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis is a Frog species belonging to the family Sooglossidae. Prehistoric amphibian Amphibians (class Amphibia such as Frogs Toads Salamanders Newts Gymnophiona, Sirens and India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country

Purple in human culture

Anti-Apartheid Movement

• The Purple Rain Protest was a protest against apartheid that took place in Cape Town, South Africa on 2 September 1989, in which a police water cannon with purple dye sprayed thousands of demonstrators. Anti-Apartheid Movement, originally known as the Boycott Movement, was a British organization that was at the center of the international movement opposing South Africa's Also Purple Rain Revolt and Purple Rain Riot On September 2 1989 four days before South Africa 's racially segregated parliament held its elections Burg Street in Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) A water cannon is a device that shoots a high- Pressure stream of Water. This led to the slogan The purple shall govern. The purple shall govern was an Anti-Apartheid slogan The phrase was an adaptation of placards reading "the people shall govern" during an anti- Apartheid

Astronomy

• One of the stars in the Pleiades, called Pleione, is sometimes called Purple Pleione because, being a fast spinning star, it has a purple hue caused by its blue-white color being obscured by a spinning ring of electrically excited red hydrogen gas. Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study A star is a massive luminous ball of plasma. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the Energy on Earth The Pleiades (ˈpliːədiːz or /ˈplaɪədiːz/ also known as M 45, the '''Seven Sisters''', Seven Stars, SED, Matariki Pleione (or 28 Tauri) is a Star in the Constellation Taurus and a member of the Pleiades star cluster. Hydrogen (ˈhaɪdrədʒən is the Chemical element with Atomic number 1 ^[12]

Billiard Games

• Purple is the color of the ball in Snooker Plus with a 10-point value. Snooker plus was a variation on the game of Snooker and it was created by Joe Davis, the reigning World snooker champion of the time

Calendars

• Purple is associated with Saturday on the Thai solar calendar. The word Calendar consist of two words 1 Cal ( in Pashto means Year in Hindi and Persian is Sal- also means Year The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Anyone may wear purple on Saturdays and anyone born on a Saturday may adopt purple as their color.

Comedy

• The Purple Onion is a celebrated comedy club in the North Beach area of San Francisco, California. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and The Purple Onion is a celebrated Cellar club in the North Beach area of San Francisco California located at 140 Columbus (between Jackson and Pacific Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city ^[13]

Dance

• The Purple Moon Dance Project is a dance group in San Francisco. Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic ^[14]

Fraternities and sororities

• Sigma Lambda Beta recognizes royal purple and pure white as its official fraternal colors. Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal Sigma Lambda Beta (ΣΛΒ is a Latino based social fraternity with multicultural membership based on cultural understanding and wisdom White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye
• Sigma Lambda Gamma recognizes magestic purple and shocking pink as its official colors. Sigma Lambda Gamma (ΣΛΓ is a Sorority founded on April 9, 1990, at the University of Iowa. Pink is a pale Red Color that was first recorded in the 17th century to describe the pale red Flowers of pinks, Flowering plants

Heraldry

• Porpora, or purpure, was not one of the usual tinctures in European heraldry, being added at a late date to bring the number of tinctures plus metals to seven, so that they could be given planetary associations. Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. In Heraldry, purpure is a tincture, more or less the equivalent of the colour " Purple " and is one of the five main or most usually used In Medicine, a tincture is an Alcoholic Extract (eg of leaves or other plant material or Solution of a non- volatile substance Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. The classic early example of purpure is in the coat of arms of the Kingdom of León: argent, a lion purpure, as early as 1245. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula.

History

• Byzantine empresses gave birth in the Purple Chamber of the palace of the Byzantine Emperors. History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Therefore, being named Porphyrogenitus ("born to the purple") marked a dynastic emperor as opposed to a general who won the throne by his effort. Porphyrogennētos or Porphyrogenitus (Greek Πορφυρογέννητος literally "born in the Purple" was a title given to a son or daughter ( Porphyrogenneta
• In China, the Chinese name of the Forbidden City literally means "purple forbidden city" 紫禁城 with first character 紫 meaning purple (even though the Chinese Emperor himself wore yellow, which was considered in China to be the imperial color). China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial Palace from the mid- Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. The Emperor of China ( refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning since the founding of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of Yellow is the Color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M (long and medium wavelength Cone cells of the Retina about equally

Holocaust

• The purple triangle was a Nazi concentration camp badge used by the Nazis to identify several un-orthodox non-conformist religious groups known as Bibelforscher, mostly Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as The purple triangle was a concentration camp badge used by the Nazis to identify several religious minorities Nazi concentration camp badges, primarily Triangles, were part of the system of Identification in Nazi camps. The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945 Jehovah's Witnesses is a restorationist, millenialist Christian denomination ^[15]

Literature

• Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, said, "Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender. Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter Alice Malsenior Walker (born February 9 1944 is an American Author, self-declared Feminist and Womanist - the latter a term she herself The Color Purple is an acclaimed 1982 Epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker. Lavender is a pale Tint of violet. It applies particularly to the Color of the flower of the same name. "
• As a result of its association with royalty and luxury, the term 'purple' is often used to describe pretentious or overly embellished literature. For example, a paragraph containing an excessive number of long and unusual words is called a purple passage (see Purple prose). This is an article about a literary term For Purple Prose magazine see Purple (magazine.

Microbiology

• In April 2007 it was suggested that early archaea may have used retinal, a purple pigment, instead of chlorophyll, to extract energy from the sun. Microbiology (from Greek grc μῑκρος mīkros, "small" grc βίος bios, " Life " and grc -λογία Retinal, technically called retinene1 or retinaldehyde, is a light-sensitive Retinene molecule found in the Photoreceptor cells of Chlorophyll is a green Pigment found in most Plants Algae and Cyanobacteria. In Physics and other Sciences energy (from the Greek grc ἐνέργεια - Energeia, "activity operation" from grc ἐνεργός The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. If so, large areas of the ocean and shoreline would have been colored purple; this is called the Purple Earth theory. An ocean (from Greek, ''Okeanos'' (Oceanus) is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the Hydrosphere. ^[16]

Military

• In the United States and United Kingdom militaries, purple refers to programs or assignments that are "joint", i. Military Science is the process of translating National defence policy to produce Military capability by employing Military scientists including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking e. , that are not confined to a single service such as the Army or Navy, but apply to the entire defense establishment. An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces Assignment to one or more joint billets is required for promotion to flag rank (Rear Admiral and higher) in the U.S. Navy. A billet is the US term for quarters which is a place to which a person generally a Soldier, is assigned to Sleep. A flag officer is a commissioned officer who is senior enough to be entitled to fly a Flag to represent where he exercises command Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Officers in joint billets are sometimes referred to as "wearing purple" (the phrase is purely metaphorical as there are no purple uniforms in the U. S. or UK armed forces). The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces
• During and before World War II, the Japanese used a code known as PURPLE or the Purple Code. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku This article is about the Japanese cipher Purple also known as AN-1 (citation for AN-1 nomenclature for Purple? The Allies' military successes in the Pacific theater depended on the fact that the Japanese did not know that Allied cryptographers had broken the code. In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose The Pacific Ocean theater was one of four major naval theatres of war of the Second World War that pitted forces of the Japan against those of the United See also CategoryCryptographers for an exhaustive list Pre twentieth century Charles Babbage, UK, 19th century Mathematician
• The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President of the United States to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after 5 April 1917 with the U.S. military. The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Awards and decorations of the United States military are Military decorations which recognize service and personal accomplishments while a member of the United States armed The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States

Music

• Start Wearing Purple is a song by gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Gypsy punk is the term used to describe a hybrid musical genre that crosses traditional Roma music with Punk rock and other brands of rebel music Gogol Bordello is a Multi-ethnic Gypsy punk band from the Lower East Side of New York City that formed in 1999 and is known for its
• Deep Purple is a rock band. Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African ^[17]
• "Deep Purple" (song) is also the name of a popular song that was the favorite song of Babe Ruth. " Deep Purple " was the biggest hit written by pianist Peter DeRose, who broadcast 1923 to 1939 with May Singhi as "The Sweethearts of the Air" on the George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of
• "Purple People Eater" was one of the biggest rock and roll hits of 1958. "The Purple People Eater" was a Novelty song, written and performed by Sheb Wooley (1921-2003 that reached #1 in the Billboard pop charts ^[18]
• "Purple Haze" is one of the most popular songs by Jimi Hendrix. Purple Haze is a song recorded in 1966 by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released as a single in both the United Kingdom and the United States. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter ^[19]
• Purple is the favorite color of the pop celebrity Prince. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician His 1984 film and album Purple Rain is one of his best known works. Purple Rain is an album by Prince and The Revolution, the soundtrack to the film of the same name. The title track is Prince's signature song and is nearly always played in concert to this day. " Purple Rain " is a Power ballad by Prince and the The Revolution. A signature song is the one Song (or in some cases one of a few songs that a popular and well-established Prince encourages his fans to wear purple to his concerts. ^[20]
• Purple Ribbon Records is a hip-hop record label owned by rapper Big Boi of the rap duo Outkast. Purple Ribbon Label is a Record label owned by OutKast and distributed through Virgin Records. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975 in Savannah Georgia) better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American Outkast (typeset as OutKast) is a Grammy Award -winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point Georgia, a city 2005 saw the release of the mixtape Got Purp? Vol 2 featuring the Purple Ribbon All-Stars and other artists on the label. Got Purp? Vol 2 is the second album released by the Purple Ribbon All-Stars presented by Big Boi. Purple Ribbon All-Stars is a southern hip-hop supergroup under the Purple Ribbon Records (distributed through Virgin Records) label
• Purple is a 1994 album by the band Stone Temple Pilots. Purple is the second album released by the American Alternative rock band Stone Temple Pilots, on June 7, 1994 (see Stone Temple Pilots (commonly referred to as " STP " is a Grammy Award -winning American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland
• Purple Music, Inc is a company in Switzerland that produces house music. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino ^[21]
• The New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band. New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American Country rock band For the geological term see Country rock (geology. Country rock is a Musical Genre formed from the fusion of rock The group emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco in 1969, and its original lineup included members of the Grateful Dead. Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Purple was Frank Zappa's favorite color. Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director ^[22]

Oenology

• There is a winemaker in the Napa Valley of Northern California named Alex Cose who is with a company called the Purple Wine Co. Oenology ( BrE) or enology ( AmE) is the science and study of all aspects of Wine and Winemaking from the grape harvest to bottle Winemaking, or vinification, is the production of Wine, starting with selection of the Grapes and ending with bottling the finished wine Napa Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Napa County, California, USA. Northern California is the northern portion of the US state of California. that specializes in the production of wines for restaurants that is poured by the glass. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. ^[23]

Parapsychology

• People with purple auras are said to have a love of ritual and ceremony. Parapsychology is a discipline that seeks to demonstrate the existence and causes of Psychic abilities and life after death using the Scientific method In Parapsychology and many forms of spiritual practice an aura is a field of subtle luminous radiation surrounding a person or object like the Halo or ^[24]

Politics

• In politics in the Netherlands, purple (Paars in Dutch) means a government coalition of right-liberals and socialists (symbolized by blue and red, respectively), as opposed to the more common coalitions of the Christian center-party with one of the other two. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings From 1994 to 2002 there have been two purple cabinets.
• In United States politics, a purple state is a state equally balanced between Republicans (normally symbolized by red) and Democrats (normally symbolized as blue)(See red states and blue states). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by See also Electoral geography of the United States Red States and Blue States refer to those states of the United States of America
• In British politics, purple is used to represent the United Kingdom Independence Party, a eurosceptic party wanting to pull Britain out of the European Union

Rhyme

• Robert Burns rhymes purple with "curple" in his Epistle to Mrs. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp This article is about the poetic technique For the form of ice see Rime ice. Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796 (also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire Scott. Burns is, as far as we can tell, the only writer to have used the word. A curple refers to 1) the small of the waist before the flare of the hips or 2) a derriere, rump or behind.
• In the song Grace Kelly by Mika the word purple is rhymed with "hurtful". Grace Patricia Kelly (later Grace Princess of Monaco; November 12 1929 &ndash September 14 1982 was an Academy Award -winning American film and Mica Penniman (born 18 August 1983) known as Mika (ˈmiːkə is a Lebanese-born, London-based, Grammy -nominated and BRIT Award
• In his hit song "Dang Me," Roger Miller sings these lines:

Roses are red, violets are purple
Sugar is sweet and so is maple surple [sic]

Sacred Scriptures

• In the Byzantine Empire, Gospel manuscripts were written in gold lettering on parchment that was colored Tyrian purple. Roger Dean Miller ( January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American Singer, Songwriter and A rose is a perennial flowering Shrub or vine of the Genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Viola, commonly called Violets, is a Genus of Flowering plants in the family Violaceae, with around 400-500 species distributed Sugar is a class of edible Crystalline substances mainly Sucrose, Lactose, and Fructose. Maple syrup is a sweetener made from the sap of Maple trees In Canada and the United States it is most often eaten with waffles and pancakes This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament A manuscript is any Document that is Written by hand as opposed to being printed or reproduced in some other way Parchment is a thin material made from Calfskin, Sheepskin or goatskin. ^[25]

Science Fiction

• In the Star Trek universe, Klingons have purple blood. A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with unique background elements such as an imaginary history or geography and possibly fantasy or science Klingons ( Klingon: tlhIngan; Pronunciation /ˈt͡ɬɪŋɑn/ are a warrior race in the fictional Star Trek universe Blood is a specialized Bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's cells ��such as nutrients and oxygen—and transports Waste products ^[26]
• In the Star Wars universe, Jedi Master Mace Windu has a purple lightsaber. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded The Jedi are members of a fictional monastic order in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy, created by George The lightsaber is a Fictional weapon that plays a key role in the Movies, games and Novels that constitute the Star Wars

Sexuality

In modern times, purple is often associated with homosexuality. Generally speaking human sexuality is how people experience and express themselves as sexual beings Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation.

• At the 24 June 2007 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade, Yahoo passed out 3 7/16" in diameter round plastic stickers with a picture of a gay man or woman imaged as one of the Yahoo Gay Pride avatars against an HTML/CSS Purple background that said Out, Proud, and Purple. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration, usually known as San Francisco Pride, is a Parade and Festival held in June each LGBT pride or gay pride refers to a world wide movement and philosophy asserting that LGBT ( Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and An avatar is a computer user's representation of himself/herself or alter ego whether in the form of a three-dimensional model used in computer games a two-dimensional Icon Purple is a general term for the range of shades of Color occurring between Red and Blue. ^[27]
• The Purple Party is a gay circuit party that has taken place on the third weekend in April in Dallas, Texas since 2001. A circuit party is a mega dance event extending through a night and into the following day almost always with a number of affiliated events in the days leading up to and following the It is produced by the Purple Foundation to benefit gay charities. ^[28]
• In the mid 1970s, there was a gay piano bar at 2223 Market St. between Noe and Castro in San Francisco called the Purple Pickle. ^[29]

Sports

The NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings use purple as their primary color, though the former call purple as "Forum Blue", in reference to their old arena The Forum. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. The Phoenix Suns are a professional Basketball team based in Phoenix Arizona. The Sacramento Kings are a professional Basketball team based in Sacramento California. For a time, the Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz use purple, but have since abandoned. The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional Basketball team based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The Toronto Raptors are a professional Basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Utah Jazz is a professional Basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. In baseball, purple is one of the primary colors for the Colorado Rockies. The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. In the National Football League, the Minnesota Vikings and Baltimore Ravens use purple as main colors. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore Maryland.

See also

• List of colors
• Purpure

References

Further reading

• "The perception of color", from Schiffman, H. R. (1990) Sensation and perception: An integrated approach (3rd edition). New York: John Wiley & Sons.

External links

• All About The Color Purple
• Hex Mixer Purple Color Chart

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