Color Names

Purpurite Violet

Deep, rich purple, like the manganese phosphate ore that gives it its name.

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Purpurite Violet is a dark purple.

It can be described as dark, dim, somber and gloomy.

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Purpurite Violet

Purpurite

Purpurite is a manganese phosphate mineral with the formula MnPO4, with varying amounts of iron depending upon its source. It occurs in color ranges from brownish black to purple and violet to dark red.

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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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purpurite

Noun

  1. A manganese phosphate mineral with a striking purple colour.
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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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