What color is purple?

Purple refers to a color in daily life. Purple is a secondary color, which belongs to an absolute neutral color. It is a combination of warm red and cool blue, and it is an excellent exciting color.

Scientifically, purple refers to the highest frequency part of electromagnetic wave visible light, and its frequency is higher than blue light. The frequency of electromagnetic wave is 700 ~ 790 Hz (corresponding to the wavelength of 430 ~ 380 nm in air), which is also the highest frequency light that human eyes can see in the visible spectrum.

In China tradition, purple is a noble color. For example, the Forbidden City in Beijing is also called the Forbidden City, and there is also the so-called "purple gas coming from the east". Affected by this, the Japanese royal family still respects purple. This stems from the worship of Polaris in ancient China.

But in the Ming Dynasty, Huang Cheng interpreted purple as brown, which was the first color of birds. Therefore, in ancient lacquerware, purple sand lacquerware generally refers to brown lacquerware.

Common purple

Fuyue purple: Fuyue purple is a soft purple tone. Fuyue purple is the theme color of Fuyue, with elegant and charming temperament. Can be matched with white, light yellow, light blue and other colors to create a comfortable and warm atmosphere, convey a soft and romantic feeling, and make people feel warm and comfortable. This is a vibrant and romantic color.

Edo purple: Edo purple is purple with strong blue hue, which is dyed by Arnebia euchroma, born in Musashino during the Edo period. Compared with the strong red color of amethyst, Edo purple has a strong blue color. Edo purple is the representative color of Shuntian University.

Pansy: Pansy is a bright purple, named after pansy flowers. Pansy flowers have many colors, but the most common one is purple. The flower language of pansy is "missing", "loyalty" and "friendship". Violet pansy is a lively and bright color, which gives people a feeling of happiness, enthusiasm and friendliness.

Wisteria: Wisteria is a vine with purple or white flowers, and it has a strong fragrance. The flower language of wisteria is infatuation, romance and loyalty. Wisteria is a kind of lavender, which gives people a gentle, elegant and romantic feeling.

Kyoko: Kyoko is a kind of purple dyed with Arnebia euchroma in ancient Japan, and its hue is red. In the edo period, in order to distinguish it from edo purple, people began to call southern purple and antlers purple Beijing purple. According to Man Zhen's manuscript, Edo purple is blue, while Jingzi is red.

Lavender purple: Lavender, also called lavender, is a purple and blue color, named after lavender. The complementary color of lavender is olive. Lavender purple is one of many popular colors, which not only conveys the gorgeous feeling of spring, but also gives people an elegant feeling, which is very suitable for individuality, leisure, elegance and sweetness.

Lilac: Lilac is a kind of light purple, named after lilac. Lilacs have many colors, but the most common one is purple. Lilac flower language is "first love", "youth" and "good memories". Lavender is a fresh and lovely color, giving people a sweet, naive and nostalgic feeling.