Color - Violet

About

violet is:

• a hue color (chromatic)
• a pure color without additive.
• one of the percepted human colors.
• is used as primary color:
  • coordinate in a colorspace (for instance the rgb colorspace)
  • in a rgv wheel
• located at 400 nm on the visual spectrum
• close to blue in the visual spectrum
• is the lowest wavelength in the visual spectrum (has therefore more dispersion and is the color of the sky among with its closest color blue)
• located at 300 degree in a rgb additive wheel
• a plus color (additive color)
• used mostly in a additive color model - ie with light (screen, monitor,…) and not with pigment (painting, printing, inking)
• coupled with this emotions: luxury, mystery, sophistication, loyalty, creativity
• is a warm color

The complementary color of violet is:

• in a additive model: chartreuse
• in a subtractive model: amber

Identifier

Identifier:

• Coordinates in RGB:
  • #EE82EE
  • 238,130,238
• Name: Violet

Demo (more magenta in css)