Purple
Purple
Purple (/ˈpɜːrpl/ PUR-pl) is a color intermediate between blue and red. It is similar to violet, but unlike violet, which is a spectral color with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light, purple is a composite color made by combining red and blue.
Etymology
The word purple comes from the Old English word "purpul" which derives from Latin purpura, in turn from the Greek πορφύρα (porphura), name of the Tyrian purple dye manufactured in classical antiquity from a mucus secreted by the spiny dye-murex snail.
Related Terms
- Violet: A spectral color with its own wavelength on the visible spectrum of light, similar to purple.
- Magenta: A color that is variously defined as purplish-red, reddish-purple, or mauvish-crimson.
- Lavender: A light purple color with a bluish hue, a variation of violet.
- Indigo: A deep and bright color close to the color wheel blue, as well as to some variants of ultramarine.
- Mauve: A pale purple color named after the mallow flower.
- Amethyst: A violet variety of quartz often used in jewelry, named after the Greek word amethystos (not intoxicated).
- Tyrian purple: A reddish-purple natural dye, which is a secretion produced by certain species of predatory sea snails in the family Muricidae.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Purple
- Wikipedia's article - Purple
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