Violet 

is the color of light at the short wavelength end of the visible spectrum, between blue and

invisible ultraviolet. It is one of the seven colors that Isaac Newton labeled when dividing the
spectrum of visible light in 1672. Violet light has a wavelength between approximately 380 and 435
nanometers.[2] The color's name is derived from the violet flower.[3][4]
In the RGB color model used in computer and television screens, violet is produced by mixing red
and blue light, with more blue than red. In the RYB color model historically used by painters, violet is
created with a combination of red and blue pigments and is located between blue and purple on
the color wheel. In the CMYK color model used in printing, violet is created with a combination
of magenta and cyan pigments, with more magenta than cyan.
Violet is closely associated with purple. In optics, violet is a spectral color (referring to the color of
different single wavelengths of light), whereas purple is the color of various combinations of red and
blue (or violet) light,[5][6] some of which humans perceive as similar to violet. In common usage, both
terms are used to refer to a variety of colors between blue and red in hue.[7][8][9]
Violet has a long history of association with royalty, originally because Tyrian purple dye was
extremely expensive in antiquity.[10] The emperors of Rome wore purple togas, as did the Byzantine
emperors. During the Middle Ages, violet was worn by bishops and university professors and was
often used in art as the color of the robes of the Virgin Mary.[11] In Chinese painting, the color violet
represents the "unity transcending the duality of Yin and yang" and "the ultimate harmony of
the universe".[12] In Hinduism and Buddhism, purple and/or violet is associated with the Crown
Chakra.[13] One European study suggests that violet is the color people most often associate with
extravagance, individualism, vanity and ambiguity.[14]

Etymology and definitions[edit]

The line of purples circled on the CIE chromaticity diagram. The bottom left of the curved edge is violet. Points
near and along the circled edge are purple.

The word violet as a color name derives from the Middle English and Old French violete, in turn from
the Latin viola, names of the violet flower.[3][4] The first recorded use as a color name in English was in
1370.[15]

Relationship to purple[edit]
Violet is closely associated with purple. In optics, violet is a spectral color: It refers to the color of any
different single wavelength of light on the short wavelength end of the visible spectrum (between
approximately 380 and 435 nanometers),[16] whereas purple is the color of various combinations of
red, blue and violet light,[5][6] some of which humans perceive as similar to violet. In common usage,
both terms are used to refer to a variety of colors between blue and red in hue.[7][8][9] Historically, violet
has tended to be used for bluer hues and purple for redder hues.[7][17][18] In the traditional color
wheel used by painters, violet and purple are both placed between red and blue, with violet being
closer to blue.[citation needed]
Violet is closely associated with purple. In optics, violet is a spectral color: It refers to the color of any
different single wavelength of light on the short wavelength end of the visible spectrum (between
approximately 380 and 435 nanometers),[16] whereas purple is the color of various combinations of
red, blue and violet light,[5][6] some of which humans perceive as similar to violet. In common usage,
both terms are used to refer to a variety of colors between blue and red in hue.[7][8][9] Historically, violet
has tended to be used for bluer hues and purple for redder hues.[7][17][18] In the traditional color
wheel used by painters, violet and purple are both placed between red and blue, with violet being
closer to blue.[citation needed]