76 Color names for "Shades Of Purple"

Purple is any of a variety of colors with hue between red and blue. In the RGB color model used in computer and television screens, purples are produced by mixing red and blue light. In the RYB color model historically used by painters, purples are created with a combination of red and blue pigments. In the CMYK color model used in printing, purples are made by combining magenta pigment with either cyan pigment, black pigment, or both.

This color is defined as purple in the Munsell color system (Munsell 5P). The Munsell color system is a color space that specifies colors based on three color dimensions: hue, value (lightness), and chroma (color purity), spaced uniformly in three dimensions in the elongated oval at an angle shaped Munsell color solid according to the logarithmic scale which governs human perception. In order for all the colors to be spaced uniformly, it was found necessary to use a color wheel with five primary colors—red, yellow, green, blue, and purple. The Munsell colors displayed are only approximate as they have been adjusted to fit into the sRGB gamut.

This color, electric purple, is precisely halfway between violet and magenta and thus fits the artistic definition of purple. An old name for this color, used by Robert Ridgway in his 1912 book on color nomenclature, Color Standards and Color Nomenclature, is true purple.

The color purple pizzazz was formulated by Crayola in 1990.

Dark purple is a dark tone of purple.

Pearly purple is one of the colors in the special set of metallic colored Crayola crayons called Silver Swirls, the colors of which were formulated by Crayola in 1990.

The pure essence of purple was approximated in pigment in the late 1960s by mixing fluorescent magenta and fluorescent blue pigments together to make fluorescent purple to use in psychedelic black light paintings. This tone of purple was very popular among hippies and was the favorite color of Jimi Hendrix. Thus it is called psychedelic purple. Psychedelic purple is the color halfway between electric purple and magenta. In the 1980s, there was a Jimi Hendrix Museum in a Victorian house on the east side of Central Avenue one half block south of Haight Street in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco which was painted this color. Another name for this color is phlox, as it is the color of the phlox flower. The first recorded use of phlox as a color name in English was in 1918.

This color is named purpureus. Another name for this color is purpura. The first recorded use its alternative name purpura as a color name in English was in 1382.

The color name eminence, used since the 1800s, has been in modern use for this color since 2001 when the Xona.com Color List was first promulgated.

The color name Mardi Gras has been in use since 2001 when the Xona.com Color List was first promulgated.

The color pomp and power is not found in the 1930 first edition of the Dictionary of Color by Maerz and Paul, but it is found in the second edition of 1950. The normalized color coordinates for pomp and power are identical to french lilac, first recorded as a color name in English in 1814.

Ultra pink is a Crayola crayon color formulated in 1972. In 1990, the name was changed in error to shocking pink; however, properly speaking, the name shocking pink should be reserved for only the original shocking pink formulated by Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937.

"Bubblegum pink" is a deep tone of magenta. This shade of pink, along with hot pink, were a very popular aesthetic during the 2000s.

This color was formulated by Crayola in 1986.

Super pink is a very purple-toned shade of pink sourced from the Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX) color list as color #17-2625 TPX—Super Pink.

The first recorded use of liseran purple as a color name in English was in 1912.

Palatinate or palatinate purple is a purple colour associated with Durham University and the City of Durham. The term has been used to refer to a number of different shades of purple.The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as a "light purple or lavender colour", which is used for Durham (and Newcastle) academic hoods. For corporate purposes Durham University uses a darker shade. A separate colour, 'palatinate blue', is derived from the Coat of Arms of County Durham. The name 'Palatinate' in both instances alludes to the historic status of Durham as a County Palatine.

Old lavender is a dark grayish-violet color, also known as dark lavender gray. The first recorded use of "old lavender" as a color name in English was in 1924.

Rebecca purple was named after the daughter of CSS pioneer Eric A. Meyer and added to CSS 4.1.

The color steel pink is a strongly purple-toned shade of pink. The color steel pink was introduced by Crayola in January 2011, when the Ultra Hot and Super Cool set of Crayola colored pencils was fully introduced. "Steel pink" is a deep tone of magenta.

The color light deep pink, a bright purplish pink, is called deep pink light on the Xona.com Color List.

Shocking pink is bold and intense. It takes its name from the tone of pink used in the lettering on the box of the perfume called Shocking, designed by Leonor Fini for the Surrealist fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli in 1937. The color shown here matches the color of the lettering on the original box. This in turn was inspired by the Tête de Belier (Ram's Head), a 17.27 ct pink diamond from Cartier owned by heiress Daisy Fellowes, who was one of Schiaparelli's best clients.

This is a Crayola crayon color formulated in 1972 and called ultra pink. In 1990 the name was changed to shocking pink.

The color royal purple is a tone of purple that is bluer than the ancient Tyrian purple. The first recorded use of royal purple as a color name in English was in 1661. In 1990, royal purple was formulated as one of the Crayola crayon colors.

For printed material, purple (Pantone #268+) is the official school color of Kansas State University. Traditionally, the school has referred to this darker and bluer shade as Royal Purple. For the web, #512888 is the official color, even though that hex triplet is not a direct conversion from Pantone 268+.

Northwestern Purple is the official color of Northwestern University. Additionally, there are shades and tints that are variations of the base color. Northwestern Purple is a custom ink color and can no longer be referenced by a Pantone number.

The first recorded use of heliotrope gray as a colour name in English was in 1912.

The rich tone of mauve is referred to as mauve by Crayola.

Opera mauve is a color whose first recorded use as a color name in English dates back to 1927.

The color purple, as defined in the X11 color names in 1987, is brighter and bluer than the HTML/CSS web color purple. This is one of the very few clashes between web and X11 colors. This color can be called X11 purple. The traditional name for this tone of purple is veronica. The first recorded use of veronica as a color name in English was in 1919.

Red-purple is the color that is called Rojo-Púrpura (the Spanish word for "red-purple") in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm. Although red-purple is a seldom-used color name in English, in Spanish it is regarded one of the major tones of purple.

Lilac is a color that is a pale violet tone representing the average color of most lilac flowers. The colors of some lilac flowers may be equivalent to pale lilac, rich lilac, or deep lilac. However, there are other lilac flowers that are colored red-violet. The first recorded use of lilac as an English color name was in 1775.

Deep fuchsia is the color that is called fuchsia in the List of Crayola crayon colors.

Purple navy is a color that has been used by some navies. "Purple navy" in this color terminology usage is regarded as a shade of indigo, a color which can be regarded as a tone of purple when using the common English definition of purple, i.e., a color between blue and red. The first recorded use of purple navy as a color name in English was in 1926. The source of this color is Dictionary of Color Names (1955).

Heliotrope is a pink-purple tint that is a representation of the colour of the heliotrope flower. The first recorded use of heliotrope as a color name in English was in 1882.

Rich lilac, a rich tone of lilac labeled lilac at Pourpre.com (a popular French color list), is shown in color box. Another name for this color is bright French lilac.

The color Lavender (floral) matches the color shown as "lavender" (viewed under a full-spectrum fluorescent lamp) in the 1930 book A Dictionary of Color, the world standard for color names before the introduction of computers. This color may also be called floral lavender. It is a medium violet. This tone of lavender would be the approximate color you would get if you mix 50% violet paint and 50% white paint. This lavender closely matches the color given as lavender in a basic purple color chart.

Red-purple is the color that is called Rojo-Purpura (the Spanish word for "red-purple") in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm. Although "red-purple" is a seldom-used color name in English, in Spanish it is regarded as one of the major tones of purple.

The colour old heliotrope is a deep shade of purple, often referred to as Dark Lavender or Purple Grey. It features a mix of purple and brown tones, giving it a rich, muted appearance. Another name for this colour is old helio. The first recorded use of old helio as a colour name in English was in 1926.

Medium Orchid is a vibrant purple shade with pink undertones, reminiscent of blooming orchids. It was added to the X11 color system in 1999.

The pansy flower has varieties that exhibit three different colors: pansy (a color between indigo and violet), pansy pink, and pansy purple. The first recorded use of pansy purple as a color name in English was in 1814.

One of variations of Heliotrope color mentioned on Wikipedia. Can be described as vivid purple.

The color Byzantium is a particular dark tone of purple. It originates in modern times, and, despite its name, it should not be confused with Tyrian purple (hue rendering), the color historically used by Roman and Byzantine emperors. The latter, often also referred to as "Tyrian red", is more reddish in hue, and is in fact often depicted as closer to crimson than purple. The first recorded use of byzantium as a color name in English was in 1926.

Pale purple is the pale tint of purple.

Wisteria, a light medium violet color is equivalent to light lavender. The Prismacolor colored pencil PC 956, which used to be called light violet and is now called lilac (the actual color of the colored pencil is equivalent to wisteria rather than lilac) is this color. Wisteria in this exact shade is one of the Crayola crayon colors on the list of Crayola crayon colors. It was formulated as a Crayola color in 1993. The first recorded use of wisteria as a color name in English was in 1892.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #16-3250 TPX—African Violet.

Thistle is a light purple resembling the thistle plant. The first recorded use of Thistle as a color name in English was in 1892. The color thistle is associated with Scotland because the thistle is the national flower of Scotland and Scotland's highest state decoration is the Order of the Thistle.

The color Byzantine is a rich tone of medium purple toned toward magenta. The first recorded use of byzantine as a color name in English was in 1924.

The color purple mountain majesty, a Crayola color since 1993, can be described as a medium lavender gray. Before 1958, this color was known as lavender in Crayola crayons, but Crayola later renamed it to lavender pink. As a result, this color is sometimes referred to as lavender purple. It represents the appearance of distant mountains.

The web color medium purple is a medium shade of the bright X11 purple.