Color Names

Dull Violet

Rich, plum-purple, though not sharp as a knife, nor as delicate as the flower.

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Dull Violet is a rich purple, close to magenta.

It can be described as rich, full, medium and fairly saturated.

Set in white, because white reads best on it.

Dull Violet

Violet (color)

Violet is the color of light at the short wavelength end of the visible spectrum. It is one of the seven colors that Isaac Newton labeled when dividing the spectrum of visible light in 1704. Violet light has a wavelength between approximately 380 and 435 nanometers. The color's name is derived from the Viola genus of flowers.

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dull

Adjective

  1. Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
  2. Boring; not exciting or interesting.

Verb

  1. To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
  2. To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
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violet

Noun

  1. A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; similar-looking plants and flowers.
  2. A person thought to resemble V. odorata, especially in its beauty and delicacy.

Adjective

  1. Of a violet colour.
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