The Mulberry variant used for Crayola crayons from 1958 to 2003. | |
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Hex triplet | #C54B8C |
sRGB B (r, g, b) | (197, 75, 140) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (328°, 62%, 77%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (50, 77, 341°) |
Source | Crayola |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong purplish red |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
The colour mulberry is a representation of the color of mulberry jam or pie, a darker color than that of the fresh fruit. Terms describing interchangeable shades, with overlapping RGB ranges, include burgundy, claret and maroon.
The first recorded use of mulberry as a color name in English was in 1776. [1]
It some parts of Latin America the term is used for a lighter, redder raspberry tone.[ citation needed ]
General Motors Holden released a model in the colour Mulberry. It was the 1979 SL/E Statesman.
Prismacolor also made a pencil after the colour mulberry, which was number 995.