Byzantium (color)

Byzantium is a color that is a dark shade of purple.

The first recorded use of Byzantium as a color name in English was in 1926.  Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 191; Color Sample of Byzantium: Page 111 Plate 44 Color Sample K7 

Meaning of Byzantium

 The tones of Byzantium are used to represent the Byzantine Empire.

Tones of Byzantium color comparison chart
NameColorHEX CodeRedGreenBlueHueSatLumByzantine #BD33A418951164311°58%47%Byzantium #7029631124199311°46%30%Imperial #602F6B9647107289°39%30%Dark Byzantium #5D3954935784315°24%29%

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 List of colors

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