Report, edit, etc...Posted by Filleinconnue on 2006-06-21 at 23:05:27
It's a question my art teacher got into an Arguement with me for.
is it PURPLE or VIOLET?
It has to be Purple..
You Don't call Barney the VIOLET Dinosaur
is it PURPLE or VIOLET?
It has to be Purple..
You Don't call Barney the VIOLET Dinosaur
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Deathawk on 2006-06-21 at 23:06:43
I thought they were both two different colors... or so says the crayons -.-
Report, edit, etc...Posted by lonely_duck on 2006-06-21 at 23:33:02
they are two different colors, purple is a sub-color of violet.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Kellodood on 2006-06-21 at 23:35:27
Violet is the REAL color
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Vibrator on 2006-06-21 at 23:37:05
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Purple versus violet
The color terms purple and violet cause confusion for many people: they are used interchangeably in some casual conversation. But technically purple is the name of the colour group of many such as violet, mauve, magenta, indigo and lilac. Indigo is a blue-purple, lilac is a light purple and mauve is in between.
Technically, violet is a spectral color (of approximately 420-380nm), shorter wavelength than blue, while purple is a combination of red and blue and is the only color on the color wheel that is not a spectral color (there is no such thing as the "wavelength of purple light": it only exists as a combination). Purple was not present on Newton's color wheel (which went directly from violet to red), but is present on modern ones.
Violet light just varies by wavelength, while purple varies in the proportion of red and blue.
On the CIE xy chromaticity diagram, violet is on the curved edge in the lower left, while purples are the straight line connecting the extreme colors red and violet.
One interesting psychophysical feature of the two colors which can be used to separate them is their appearance with increase of light intensity. Violet, as light intensity increases, appears to take on a far more bluey hue as a result of what is known as the Bezold-Brücke shift. The same increase in blueness is not noted in purples.
The color terms purple and violet cause confusion for many people: they are used interchangeably in some casual conversation. But technically purple is the name of the colour group of many such as violet, mauve, magenta, indigo and lilac. Indigo is a blue-purple, lilac is a light purple and mauve is in between.
Technically, violet is a spectral color (of approximately 420-380nm), shorter wavelength than blue, while purple is a combination of red and blue and is the only color on the color wheel that is not a spectral color (there is no such thing as the "wavelength of purple light": it only exists as a combination). Purple was not present on Newton's color wheel (which went directly from violet to red), but is present on modern ones.
Violet light just varies by wavelength, while purple varies in the proportion of red and blue.
On the CIE xy chromaticity diagram, violet is on the curved edge in the lower left, while purples are the straight line connecting the extreme colors red and violet.
One interesting psychophysical feature of the two colors which can be used to separate them is their appearance with increase of light intensity. Violet, as light intensity increases, appears to take on a far more bluey hue as a result of what is known as the Bezold-Brücke shift. The same increase in blueness is not noted in purples.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mp)7-7 on 2006-06-22 at 08:16:53
I dont think it matters that much
but Violet is the more proper name for it!
but Violet is the more proper name for it!
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Golden-Fist on 2006-06-22 at 10:34:05
Purple and Violet is basically Red vs Slightly Red but a tiny bit brighter.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by O)FaRTy1billion on 2006-06-22 at 17:49:54
Purple Violet
OMFG! THEY ARE DIFFERENTE!!!1111one [/spam]
OMFG! THEY ARE DIFFERENTE!!!1111one [/spam]
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Oo.Insane.oO on 2006-06-22 at 23:20:54
Fartys post ended this 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Golden-Fist on 2006-06-22 at 23:49:30
I think the color "Violet" is just stupid, they couldn't call it "Light Purple"?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2006-06-23 at 15:53:24
Scientifically speaking, violet is the corret term. In spanish we say "violeta", wich is obviously translated to violet. I do think that the US in the only country with a clear majority of favoritism towards purple.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Maith on 2006-06-23 at 18:56:28
lol, went to freetranslation.com and typed purple in for English to French and got Violet 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Chronophobia on 2006-06-24 at 19:41:36
QUOTE(BeeR_KeG @ Jun 23 2006, 01:53 PM)
Scientifically speaking, violet is the corret term. In spanish we say "violeta", wich is obviously translated to violet. I do think that the US in the only country with a clear majority of favoritism towards purple.
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In Sweden we use "Lila"
Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2006-06-25 at 19:05:47
Can't really compare English to Swedish as I did from English to Spanish. Spanish is a derived language from Latin, and English is about half. I don't know much about Swedish, but the connection with English is that it would be via German.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by KrAzY on 2006-06-25 at 19:09:53
Purple is Violent. Violet is Pink.