Red-violet Facts for Kids

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Red-violet is a beautiful color that looks like a deep, rosy magenta. You can think of it as a reddish shade of purple or a bluish shade of rose.

Long ago, people used a different color wheel for mixing paints, called the red-yellow-blue (RYB) color wheel. On this old wheel, red, yellow, and blue were the main colors. When you mixed them, you got secondary colors like orange, green, and violet. Red-violet was a "tertiary" color, meaning it was made by mixing a primary color (red) with a secondary color (violet). It was like a pigment purple. This RYB color wheel is still often used to teach children about colors.

What is Red-Violet?
How is Red-Violet Different from Red and Violet?
Different Shades of Red-Violet
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What is Red-Violet?

Red-violet is a color that sits between red and violet on the color spectrum. It's a mix that gives us a rich, deep shade. Think of colors like some lilac flowers or certain shades of roses.

How is Red-Violet Different from Red and Violet?

Colors can be described using numbers, like HEX codes or RGB values, which tell computers how to display them. Here's how red-violet compares to pure red and pure violet:

Name	HEX Code	Red	Green	Blue	Hue	Sat	Lum
Red	#FF0000	255	0	0	0°	100%	50%
Red Violet (web color Medium Violet-Red)	#C71585	199	21	133	322°	81%	43%
Violet (Electric Violet)	#9F00FF	143	0	255	277°	100%	50%

Different Shades of Red-Violet

Just like there are many shades of blue or green, there are also many different shades of red-violet. Some are lighter, some are darker, and some lean more towards red or more towards violet. Here are a few examples: