Digital swatch #551B8C 85 · 27 · 140

Vivid Purple

American violet

American violeten

American violet is the English color name catalogued for #551B8C (RGB 85, 27, 140), a vivid purple. Its closest named colors in other languages are 靛色 (Chinese) and Indaco (Italian).

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Chinese 靛色 #4B0080 · ΔE 6.6 French Indigo #2E006C · ΔE 12.5 English Blue-violet #4D1A7F · ΔE 6.4 Italian Indaco #4B0082 · ΔE 6.9 Spanish Uva #6F2DA8 · ΔE 9.8 Portuguese Índigo #4B0082 · ΔE 6.9 Japanese 青紫 #704CBC · ΔE 17.7
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