Violet (color)

**Violet** is the seventh color of the rainbow--it is the color on the inner edge of the rainbow. Violet is the color between blue and purple. The name of the color comes from the violet, which is a small flower grown in most parts of the world.

The first written use of _violet_ as a color name in English was in 1370.

In the Roman Catholic Church, violet is the liturgical color of Advent and Lent.

## Meaning of violet

- The color violet represents kala jaadu.
- Violet is a color of royalty and extravagance, when paired with yellow, which used to represent abundance and wealth.

## Comparison of blue, indigo, violet and purple

|Name|width=100|Color|HEX Code|Red|Green|Blue|Hue|Sat|Lum|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Blue|style = "background-color: #0000ff; color: #ffffff"||#0000FF|0|0|255|240°|100%|100%|
|Indigo (Electric Indigo)|style = "background-color: #6f00ff; color: #ffffff"||#6F00FF|111|0|255|266°|100%|100%|
|Violet (Color Wheel) (Near Violet)|style = "background-color: #7f00ff;color: #ffffff"||#7F00FF|127|0|255|270°|100%|100%|
|Violet (Electric Violet) (Middle Violet) (Blue Purple)|style = "background-color: #8f00ff; color: #ffffff"||#8F00FF|143|0|255|274°|100%|100%|
|Vivid Violet (Extreme Violet)|style = "background-color: #9f00ff; color: #ffffff"||#9F00FF|159|0|255|277°|100%|100%|
|Purple||||||||||
|#8000FF|128|0|128|300°|100%|50%||||
Don’t forget “Indigo”: #8000FFF and

## Tones of violet color comparison chart

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<li style = "background-color: #fff0f5;"> Lavender Blush (web color) (Hex: #FFF0F5) (RGB: 255, 240, 245)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e6e6fa;"> Lavender Mist (web color Lavender) (Hex: #E6E6FA) (RGB: 230, 230, 250)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #d6cadd;"> Languid Lavender (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #D6CADD) (RGB: 214, 202, 221)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #bdbbd7;"> Lavender Blue-Grey (Hex: #BDBBD7) (RGB: 189, 187, 215)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c4c3d0;"> Lavender Grey (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #C4C3D0) (RGB: 196, 195, 221)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #dcd0ff;"> Pale Lavender (Lavender (ISCC-NBS)) (Hex: #DCD0FF) (RGB: 220, 208, 255)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ccccff;"> Lavender Blue (Periwinkle (www.99colors.net)) (Hex: #CCCCFF) (RGB: 204, 204, 255)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #e0b0FF;"> Pastel Lavender (Mauve (www.99colors.net) (Maerz & Paul)) (Hex: #E0B0FF) (RGB: 224, 176, 255)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #cc99ff;"> Pale Violet (Pale Blue Purple) (Pale Violet (www.99colors.net) (Maerz & Paul)) (Hex: #CC99FF) (RGB: 204, 153, 255)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c8a2c8;"> Medium Lavender Grey Lilac (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #C8A2C8) (RGB: 200, 162, 200)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c9a0dc;"> Light Lavender (Wisteria (Crayola)) (Hex: #C9A0DC (RGB: 201, 160, 220)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fbaed2;"> Lavender Pink (Crayola "Lavender") (Hex: #FBAED2) (RGB: 251, 174, 210)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #fba0e3;"> Lavender Rose (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #FBA0E3) (RGB: 251, 160, 227)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f4bbff;"> Brilliant Lavender (Electric Lavender) (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #F4BBFF (RGB: 249, 192, 255)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #ee82ee;"> Lavender Magenta (X11 color "violet") (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #EE82EE) (RGB: 238, 130, 238)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #df73ff;"> Vivid Lavender (Psychedelic Lavender) (Heliotrope (www.99colors.net)) (Hex: #DF73FF) (RGB: 223, 115, 255)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #cc00ff; "> Vivid Orchid (Orchid (Crayola colored pencils) (Hex: #CC00FF) (RGB: 204, 0, 255)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c77df3;"> Light Blue-Violet (Blue-Violet Light (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #C77DF3) (RGB: 199, 125, 243)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b96cca;"> Light Seance (Seance Light (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #B96CCA) (RGB: 185, 108, 202)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #cc33cc;"> Steel Pink (Crayola Ultra colored pencils) (Hex: #CC33CC) (RGB: 204, 51, 204)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #de5285;"> Fandango Pink (Pantone TPX 17-2033) (Hex: #DE5285) (RGB: 222, 82, 133)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #f75394;"> Violet-Red (Crayola) (Hex: #F75394) (RGB: 247, 83, 148)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #de4c8a;"> Heather Violet (RAL 4003) (Hex: #DE4C8A) (RGB: 222, 76, 138)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #d02090;"> Bright Red-Violet (Xona.com "Violet-Red") (Hex: #D02090) (RGB: 208, 32, 144)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c71585;"> Red-Violet (web color Medium Violet-Red) (Hex: #C71585) (RGB: 199, 21, 133)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #bb3385;"> Medium Red-Violet (Red-Violet (Crayola)) (Hex: #BB3385) (RGB: 187, 51, 133)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c24c92;"> Rose Violet (Pantone TPX 17-2624) (Hex: #C24C92) (RGB: 194, 76, 146)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #cf71af;"> Medium Lavender Pink (Sky Magenta) (Venus colored pencils) (Hex: #CF71AF) (RGB: 207, 113, 175) </li>
<li style = "background-color: #caabd0;"> Light Medium Violet (Violet Light (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #CAABD0) (RGB: 202, 171, 208)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #c693c7;"> Violet Tulle (Pantone TPX 16-3416) (Hex: #C693C7) (RGB: 198, 147, 199)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b284be;"> African Violet (Pantone TPX 16-3520) (Hex: #B284BE) (RGB: 178, 132, 190)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #9c87cd;"> Dull Deep Lavender (Wikipedia Link Lavender) (Hex: #9C87CD) (RGB: 158, 137, 193)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b89bdd;"> Light Studio (Studio Light (Xona.com color list)) Hex: #B89BDD) (RGB: 184, 155, 221)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #d19fe8;"> Medium Bright Lavender (Bright Ube (www.99colors.net)) (Hex: #D19FE8) (RGB: 209, 159, 232)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #bf94e4;"> Bright Lavender (Light Floral Lavender) (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #BF94E4) (RGB: 191, 148, 228)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b09db9;"> Light Violet (Hex: #B09DB9) (RGB: 176, 157, 185)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #b57edc;"> Lavender (Floral Lavender) (www.99colors.net) (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #B57EDC) (RGB: 181, 126, 220)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #a76bcf;"> Rich Lavender (Deep Floral Lavender) (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #A76BCF) (RGB: 170, 97, 204)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #9955BB;"> Deep Rich Lavender (Deep Lilac (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #9955BB) (RGB: 153, 85, 187)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #9966cc;"> Medium Deep Lavender (Amethyst (www.99colors.net)) (Hex: #9966CC) (RGB: 153, 102, 204)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #8878c3;"> Deep Rich Lavender Grey (Purple Yam) (Ube (www.99colors.net)) (Hex: #8878C3) (RGB: 136, 120, 195)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #9370db;"> Deep Lavender (Medium Purple (web color)) (Hex: #9370DB) (RGB: 147, 112, 219)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #9457eb; color: #ffffff;"> Lavender Indigo (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #9457EB) (RGB: 148, 87, 235)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #7f00ff;color: #ffffff"> Near **Violet** (Color Wheel Violet) (Hex: #7F00FF) (RGB: 127, 0, 255)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #8f00ff; color: #ffffff"> **Violet** (Middle Violet) (Electric Violet) (Blue Purple) (Purple Yam) (Hex: #8F00FF) (RGB: 143, 0, 255)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #9f00ff; color: #ffffff"> Extreme Violet (Vivid Violet) (Hex: #9F00FF) (RGB: 159, 0, 255)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #9932cc; color: #ffffff"> Dark Orchid (web color) (Hex: #9932CC) (RGB: 153, 50, 204)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #9400D3; color: #ffffff"> Pigment Violet (web color Dark Violet) (Hex: #9400D3) (RGB: 148, 0, 211)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #8806ce; color: #ffffff"> French Violet (Violet (pourpre.com) (Hex: #8806CE) (RGB: 136, 6, 206)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #8a2be2; color: #ffffff"> Deep Indigo (web color Blue-Violet) (Hex: #8A2BE2) (RGB: 138, 43, 226)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #7d26cd; color: #ffffff"> Internet Purple (color of "all purple website" www.purple.com) (Hex: #7D26CD) (RGB: 125, 38, 205)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #7b4bab; color: #ffffff"> Light Violent Violet (Violent Violet Light (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #7B4BAB) (RGB: 123, 75, 171)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #7058a3; color: #ffffff"> Light Japanese Violet (Violet (contemporary Japanese traditional colors)) (Hex: #7058A3) (RGB: 112, 88, 163)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #5d5387; color: #ffffff"> Sultan Blue (Nippon Paint) (Hex: #5d5387) (RGB: 93, 83, 135)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #6b3Fa0; color: #ffffff"> Royal Purple (Crayola) (Hex: #6B3FA0) (RGB: 107, 63, 160)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #6F2DA8; color: #ffffff"> Grape (Crayola) (Hex: #6F2DA8) (RGB: 111, 45, 168)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #731e8f; color: #ffffff"> Seance (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #731E8F) (RGB: 115, 30, 143)<li>
<li style="background:#522d80; color:#fff;"> Regalia (Hex: #522D80) (RGB: 82, 45, 128)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #660099; color: #ffffff"> Generic Purple (Hex: #660099) (RGB: 102, 0, 153) (CMYK: 33,100,0,40) </li>
<li style = "background-color: #324ab2; color: #ffffff"> Violet-Blue (Crayola) (Hex: #324AB2) (RGB: 50, 74, 178)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #652dc1; color: #ffffff"> Purple Heart (Crayola) (Hex: #652DC1) (RGB: 101, 45, 93)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #714ab2; color: #ffffff"> Studio (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #714AB2) (RGB: 113, 74, 178)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #734f96; color: #ffffff"> Dark Lavender (Pantone Color #258) (Hex: #734F96) (RGB: 115, 79, 50)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #8359a3; color: #ffffff"> Violet Purple (Crayola) (Hex: #8359A3) (RGB: 131, 89, 163)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #755496; color: #ffffff"> Violet-gray
(Hex: #755496) (RGB: 117, 84, 150)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #9678b6; color: #ffffff"> Lavender Purple (Purple Mountain Majesty (Crayola)) (Hex: #9978B6) (RGB: 150, 120, 182)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #796878; color: #ffffff"> Old Lavender (Dark Lavender Grey) (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #796878) (RGB: 121, 104, 120)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #8683a1; color: #ffffff"> Pearl Violet (RAL 4011) (Violet Grey) (Hex: #8683A1) (RGB: 134, 131, 162)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #A47d90; color: #ffffff"> Pastel Violet (RAL 4009) (Hex: #A47D90) (RGB: 164, 125, 144)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #856088; color: #ffffff"> Chinese Violet (Pantone TPX 18-3418) (Hex: #856088) (RGB: 133, 96, 136)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #8f5e99; color: #ffffff"> Medium Violet (Violet (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #8F5E99) (RGB: 143, 94, 153)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #8f509d; color: #ffffff"> Dark Vivid Violet (Vivid Violet (Crayola)) (Hex: #8F509D) (RGB: 143, 80, 157)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #990099; color: #ffffff"> Quinacridone Violet (MIR Acrylics) (Hex: #990099) (RGB: 153, 0, 153)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #934d91; color: #ffffff"> Hyacinth Violet (Pantone TPX 16-3331) (Hex: #934D91) (RGB: 147, 77, 145)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #924e7d; color: #ffffff"> Signal Violet (RAL 4008) (Hex: #924E7D) (RGB: 146, 78, 125)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #8a496b; color: #ffffff"> Twilight Lavender (Crayola Silver Swirls) (Hex: #8A496B) (RGB: 138, 73, 107)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #6e1c34; color: #ffffff"> Claret Violet (RAL 4004) (Hex: #6E1C34) (RGB: 110, 28, 52)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #663854; color: #ffffff"> Halaya Ube (Purple Yam Jam) (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #663854) (RGB: 102, 56, 84)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #5b3256; color: #ffffff"> Japanese Violet (Violet (Japanese traditional colors)) (Hex: #5B3256) (RGB: 91, 50, 86)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #602f6b; color: #ffffff"> Imperial (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #602F6B) (RGB: 96, 47, 107)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #563c5c; color: #ffffff"> English Violet (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #563C5C) (RGB: 86, 60, 92)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #480656; color: #ffffff"> Clairvoyant (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #480656) (RGB: 72, 6, 86)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #4c2882; color: #ffffff"> Dark Violet (Spanish Violet) (Dark Blue Purple) (Violet (Gallego & Sanz)) (Hex: #4C2882) (RGB: 76, 40, 130)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #3e2f84; color: #ffffff"> Vulgar Purple (Grape Jelly) (Hex: #3E2F84) (RGB: 62, 47, 132)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #290c5e; color: #ffffff"> Violent Violet (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #290C5E) (RGB: 41, 12, 94)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #32174d; color: #ffffff"> Russian Violet (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #32174D) (RGB: 50, 23, 77)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #350e47; color: #ffffff"> Jagger (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #350E47) (RGB: 53, 14, 87)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #32293a; color: #ffffff"> Black Currant (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #32293A) (RGB: 50, 41, 58)</li>
</ul>

## Related pages

- List of colors
- Blue-violet
- Cerise
- Fuchsia
- Indigo
- Magenta
- Mauve
- Orchid
- Purple
- Purple-gray
- Rose
- Ultraviolet
- Violet-gray