Violet (named after the flower violet) is used in two senses: first, to the color of light at the short-wavelength end of the visible spectrum, approximately 420-380 nanometres (this is a spectral color). Secondly, it refers to a bluish purple (this is a mixture of red and blue, and not a spectral color: a discussion of the distinction between violet and purple).

True spectral violet cannot be reproduced on a computer screen because it is out of the RGB color space. You can see the color by looking at the reflection of a fluorescent tube in a compact disc. This works because the CD functions as a diffraction grating, and a fluorescent lamp generally has a peak at 435.833nm (from mercury), as is visible on the fluorescent lamp spectrum; this might be classed as indigo.

Shades

• Lavender - typically pale (Hex: #BDBBD7) (RGB: 189, 187, 215)
• Lilac - typically pale (Hex: #C8A2C8) (RGB: 200, 162, 200)
• Slightly light violet (Hex: #8357E8) (RGB: 131, 87, 232)

See also

• Ultraviolet
• High energy visible light
• List of colors
• Purple

External links

• Violet (company)

Optical spectrum

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