Pale Petunia

Petunia

Petunia is a genus of 20 species of flowering plants of South American origin. The popular flower of the same name derived its epithet from the French, which took the word pétun, 'tobacco', from a Tupi–Guarani language. A tender perennial plant, most of the varieties seen in gardens are hybrids.

Shades of violet

Violet is a color term derived from the flower of the same name. There are numerous variations of the color violet, a sampling of which are shown below.

Colorfulness

Colorfulness, chroma and saturation are attributes of perceived color relating to chromatic intensity. As defined formally by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) they respectively describe three different aspects of chromatic intensity, but the terms are often used loosely and interchangeably in contexts where these aspects are not clearly distinguished. The precise meanings of the terms vary by what other functions they are dependent on.

pale

Adjective

1. Light in color.
2. Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).

Verb

1. To turn pale; to lose colour.
2. To become insignificant.

petunia

Noun

1. Any of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids.
2. A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.

Adjective

1. Of a dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.