Violet

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Violet (named after the flowerÃÂÃÂsee violet (plant)) refers to any of a group of reddish blue or bluish purple colours. In particular, it refers to the colour of light at the short-wavelength end of the visible spectrum.

On a browser that supports visual formatting in Cascading Style Sheets, the following box should appear as an approximation of a shade of violet:

True spectral violet cannot be reproduced on a computer screen. You can see the color by looking at the reflection of a fluorescent tube in a compact disc.

Color coordinates (approximation only!)

Hex triplet = #8B00FF

RGB    (r, g, b)    =  (139, 0, 255)

CMYK   (c, m, y, k) =  (116, 255, 0, 0)

HSV    (h, s, v)    =  (273, 100, 100)

Colors