Color Names

Parma Mauve

Dusk in Parma, the city of prosciutto and faded purple grandeur.

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Parma Mauve is a muted grey, close to purple.

It can be described as muted, dull, matte and soft.

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Parma Mauve

Parma

Parma is a city in the region of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 199,450 as of 2026, Parma is the second most populous city in Emilia-Romagna after Bologna, the region's capital.

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Mauve

Mauve is a pale purple color named after the mallow flower. The first use of the word mauve as a color was in 1796–1798 according to the Oxford English Dictionary, but its use seems to have been rare before 1859. Another name for the color is mallow, with the first recorded use of mallow as a color name in English in 1611.

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parma

Noun

  1. A dish cooked in the parmigiana style.

Noun

  1. A small shield carried by the infantry and cavalry.
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mauve

Noun

  1. A rich purple synthetic dye, which faded easily, briefly popular c. 1859‒1873 and now called mauveine.
  2. A pale purple or violet colour, like the colour of the dye after it has faded.

Adjective

  1. Having a pale purple colour.
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