Heliotrope (color)

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Heliotrope
 
Heliotropium peruvianum.jpg
Heliotrope flowers
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #DF73FF
sRGB B (r, g, b)(223, 115, 255)
HSV (h, s, v)(286°, 55%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(66, 102, 295°)
SourceMaerz and Paul [1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor Vivid purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Heliotrope is a pink-purple tint that is a representation of the colour of the heliotrope flower.

Contents

The first recorded use of heliotrope as a color name in English was in 1882. [2]

Variations

Heliotrope gray

Heliotrope Gray
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #AA98A9
sRGB B (r, g, b)(170, 152, 169)
HSV (h, s, v)(303°, 11%, 67%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(65, 14, 310°)
Source ISCC-NBS [3] [4]
ISCC–NBS descriptor Pale purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color heliotrope gray is displayed at right. The first recorded use of heliotrope gray as a colour name in English was in 1912. [5]

Heliotrope magenta

Heliotrope Magenta
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #AA00BB
sRGB B (r, g, b)(170, 0, 187)
HSV (h, s, v)(295°, 100%, 73%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(41, 99, 300°)
Source[Unsourced]
ISCC–NBS descriptor Vivid purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Old heliotrope

Old Heliotrope
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #563C5C
sRGB B (r, g, b)(86, 60, 92)
HSV (h, s, v)(289°, 35%, 36%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(29, 23, 299°)
Source Maerz and Paul [6]
ISCC–NBS descriptor Dark purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the colour old heliotrope.

Another name for this colour is old helio.

The first recorded use of old helio as a colour name in English was in 1926. [7]

In culture

See also

References

  1. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called heliotrope in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the colour heliotrope is displayed on page 131, Plate 54, Color Sample C10.
  2. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Colour, New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; Color Sample of Heliotrope: Page 131 Plate 54 Colour Sample C10
  3. ISCC-NBS [ usurped ]
  4. Of the various tones of Heliotrope Gray shown on the indicated web page of the ISCC-NBS colour list, the color displayed in the colour box above, colour sample #227, matches most closely the colour called Heliotrope Gray in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Colour, New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill; the colour Heliotrope Gray is displayed on page 111, Plate 44, Color Sample C3.
  5. Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Colour, New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill, Page 196; Colour Sample of Heliotrope Gray: Page 111, Plate 44, Colour Sample C3
  6. Maerz and Paul [ usurped ]
  7. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 200; Color Sample of Old Helio: Page 113 Plate 45 Color Sample J9
  8. "Edwardian Mourning Dress". July 24, 2018. Archived from the original on July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  9. Hoo, Fawnia Soo (April 14, 2023). "The Biggest Costume Easter Eggs in 'Yellowjackets' Season Two (So Far)". Fashionista.
  10. Tangcay, Jazz (May 20, 2023). "'Yellowjackets': Simone Kessell on How Lottie's Caftans Reveal Her Character's Unraveling". Archived from the original on July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  11. "'Yellowjackets' Season 2: What's the deal with Lottie's cult?". Mashable. April 24, 2023. Archived from the original on July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.