Violet facts for kids

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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.

Purpleflower Violet
The Violet flower


Meaning of violet

  • The color violet represents magic.
  • Violet is a colour of royalty and extravagance, when paired with yellow, which used to represent abundance and wealth.


Comparison of blue, indigo, violet, and purple

Name Color HEX Code Red Green Blue Hue Sat Lum
Blue #0000FF 0 0 255 240° 100% 50%
Indigo (Electric Indigo) #6F00FF 111 0 255 266° 100% 50%
Violet (Color Wheel) (Near Violet) #7F00FF 127 0 255 274° 100% 50%
Violet (Electric Violet) (Middle Violet) #8F00FF 143 0 255 270° 100% 50%
Vivid Violet (Extreme Violet) #9F00FF 159 0 255 277° 100% 50%
Purple #800080 128 0 128 300° 100% 50%

Tones of violet color comparison chart

  • Lavender Blush (web color) (Hex: #FFF0F5) (RGB: 255, 240, 245)
  • Lavender Mist (web color Lavender) (Hex: #E6E6FA) (RGB: 230, 230, 250)
  • Languid Lavender (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #D6CADD) (RGB: 214, 202, 221)
  • Lavender Blue-Grey (Hex: #BDBBD7) (RGB: 189, 187, 215)
  • Lavender Grey (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #C4C3D0) (RGB: 196, 195, 221)
  • Pale Lavender (Lavender (ISCC-NBS)) (Hex: #DCD0FF) (RGB: 220, 208, 255)
  • Lavender Blue (Periwinkle (www.99colors.net)) (Hex: #CCCCFF) (RGB: 204, 204, 255)
  • Pastel Lavender (Mauve (www.99colors.net) (Maerz & Paul)) (Hex: #E0B0FF) (RGB: 224, 176, 255)
  • Medium Lavender Grey Lilac (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #C8A2C8) (RGB: 200, 162, 200)
  • Light Lavender (Wisteria (Crayola)) (Hex: #C9A0DC (RGB: 201, 160, 220)
  • Lavender Pink (Crayola "Lavender") (Hex: #FBAED2) (RGB: 251, 174, 210)
  • Lavender Rose (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #FBA0E3) (RGB: 251, 160, 227)
  • Brilliant Lavender (Electric Lavender) (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #F4BBFF (RGB: 249, 192, 255)
  • Lavender Magenta (web color "violet") (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #EE82EE) (RGB: 238, 130, 238)
  • Vivid Lavender (Psychedelic Lavender) (Heliotrope (www.99colors.net)) (Hex: #DF73FF) (RGB: 223, 115, 255)
  • Vivid Orchid (Orchid (Crayola colored pencils) (Hex: #CC00FF) (RGB: 204, 0, 255)
  • Light Blue-Violet (Blue-Violet Light (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #C77DF3) (RGB: 199, 125, 243)
  • Light Seance (Seance Light (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #B96CCA) (RGB: 185, 108, 202)
  • Steel Pink (Crayola Ultra colored pencils) (Hex: #CC33CC) (RGB: 204, 51, 204)
  • Fandango Pink (Pantone TPX 17-2033) (Hex: #DE5285) (RGB: 222, 82, 133)
  • Violet-Red (Crayola) (Hex: #F75394) (RGB: 247, 83, 148)
  • Heather Violet (RAL 4003) (Hex: #DE4C8A) (RGB: 222, 76, 138)
  • Bright Red-Violet (Xona.com "Violet-Red") (Hex: #D02090) (RGB: 208, 32, 144)
  • Red-Violet (web color Medium Violet-Red) (Hex: #C71585) (RGB: 199, 21, 133)
  • Medium Red-Violet (Red-Violet (Crayola)) (Hex: #BB3385) (RGB: 187, 51, 133)
  • Rose Violet (Pantone TPX 17-2624) (Hex: #C24C92) (RGB: 194, 76, 146)
  • Medium Lavender Pink (Sky Magenta) (Venus colored pencils) (Hex: #CF71AF) (RGB: 207, 113, 175)
  • Light Medium Violet (Violet Light (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #CAABD0) (RGB: 202, 171, 208)
  • Violet Tulle (Pantone TPX 16-3416) (Hex: #C693C7) (RGB: 198, 147, 199)
  • African Violet (Pantone TPX 16-3520) (Hex: #B284BE) (RGB: 178, 132, 190)
  • Dull Deep Lavender (Wikipedia Link Lavender) (Hex: #9C87CD) (RGB: 158, 137, 193)
  • Light Studio (Studio Light (Xona.com color list)) Hex: #B89BDD) (RGB: 184, 155, 221)
  • Medium Bright Lavender (Bright Ube (www.99colors.net)) (Hex: #D19FE8) (RGB: 209, 159, 232)
  • Bright Lavender (Light Floral Lavender) (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #BF94E4) (RGB: 191, 148, 228)
  • Violet (Pantone) (Pantone 0631 U) (Hex: #BA93DF) (RGB: 186, 147, 223)
  • Lavender (Floral Lavender) (www.99colors.net) (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #B57EDC) (RGB: 181, 126, 220)
  • Rich Lavender (Deep Floral Lavender) (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #A76BCF) (RGB: 170, 97, 204)
  • Deep Rich Lavender (Deep Lilac (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #9955BB) (RGB: 153, 85, 187)
  • Medium Deep Lavender (Amethyst (www.99colors.net)) (Hex: #9966CC) (RGB: 153, 102, 204)
  • Deep Rich Lavender Grey (Purple Yam) (Ube (www.99colors.net)) (Hex: #8878C3) (RGB: 136, 120, 195)
  • Deep Lavender (Medium Purple (web color)) (Hex: #9370DB) (RGB: 147, 112, 219)
  • Lavender Indigo (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #9457EB) (RGB: 148, 87, 235)
  • Near Violet (Color Wheel Violet) (Hex: #7F00FF) (RGB: 127, 0, 255)
  • VIOLET (Middle Violet) (Electric Violet) (Hex: #8F00FF) (RGB: 143, 0, 255)
  • Extreme Violet (Vivid Violet) (Hex: #9F00FF) (RGB: 159, 0, 255)
  • Dark Orchid (web color) (Hex: #9932CC) (RGB: 153, 50, 204)
  • Pigment Violet (web color Dark Violet) (Hex: #9400D3) (RGB: 148, 0, 211)
  • French Violet (Violet (pourpre.com) (Hex: #8806CE) (RGB: 136, 6, 206)
  • Deep Indigo (web color Blue-Violet) (Hex: #8A2BE2) (RGB: 138, 43, 226)
  • Internet Purple (color of "all purple website" www.purple.com) (Hex: #7D26CD) (RGB: 125, 38, 205)
  • Light Violent Violet (Violent Violet Light (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #7B4BAB) (RGB: 123, 75, 171)
  • Light Japanese Violet (Violet (contemporary Japanese traditional colors)) (Hex: #7058A3) (RGB: 112, 88, 163)
  • Royal Purple (Crayola) (Hex: #6B3FA0) (RGB: 107, 63, 160)
  • Seance (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #731E8F) (RGB: 115, 30, 143)
  • Generic Purple (Hex: #660099) (RGB: 102, 0, 153) (CMYK: 33,100,0,40)
  • Violet-Blue (Crayola) (Hex: #324AB2) (RGB: 50, 74, 178)
  • Purple Heart (Crayola) (Hex: #652DC1) (RGB: 101, 45, 93)
  • Studio (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #714AB2) (RGB: 113, 74, 178)
  • Dark Lavender (Pantone Color #258) (Hex: #734F96) (RGB: 115, 79, 50)
  • Violet Purple (Crayola) (Hex: #8359A3) (RGB: 131, 89, 163)
  • Lavender Purple (Purple Mountain Majesty (Crayola)) (Hex: #9978B6) (RGB: 150, 120, 182)
  • Old Lavender (Dark Lavender Grey) (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #796878) (RGB: 121, 104, 120)
  • Pearl Violet (RAL 4011) (Hex: #8683A1) (RGB: 134, 131, 162)
  • Pastel Violet (RAL 4009) (Hex: #A47D90) (RGB: 164, 125, 144)
  • Chinese Violet (Pantone TPX 18-3418) (Hex: #856088) (RGB: 133, 96, 136)
  • Medium Violet (Violet (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #8F5E99) (RGB: 143, 94, 153)
  • Dark Vivid Violet (Vivid Violet (Crayola)) (Hex: #8F509D) (RGB: 143, 80, 157)
  • Quinacridone Violet (MIR Acrylics) (Hex: #990099) (RGB: 153, 0, 153)
  • Hyacinth Violet (Pantone TPX 16-3331) (Hex: #934D91) (RGB: 147, 77, 145)
  • Signal Violet (RAL 4008) (Hex: #924E7D) (RGB: 146, 78, 125)
  • Twilight Lavender (Crayola Silver Swirls) (Hex: #8A496B) (RGB: 138, 73, 107)
  • Claret Violet (RAL 4004) (Hex: #6E1C34) (RGB: 110, 28, 52)
  • Halaya Ube (Purple Yam Jam) (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #663854) (RGB: 102, 56, 84)
  • Japanese Violet (Violet (Japanese traditional colors)) (Hex: #5B3256) (RGB: 91, 50, 86)
  • Imperial (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #602F6B) (RGB: 96, 47, 107)
  • English Violet (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #563C5C) (RGB: 86, 60, 92)
  • Clairvoyant (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #480656) (RGB: 72, 6, 86)
  • Spanish Violet (Violet (Gallego & Sanz)) (Hex: #4C2882) (RGB: 76, 40, 130)
  • Vulgar Purple (Grape Jelly) (Hex: #3E2F84) (RGB: 62, 47, 132)
  • Violent Violet (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #290C5E) (RGB: 41, 12, 94)
  • Russian Violet (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #32174D) (RGB: 50, 23, 77)
  • Jagger (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #350E47) (RGB: 53, 14, 87)
  • Black Currant (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #32293A) (RGB: 50, 41, 58)

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