Ultramarine Violet

Ultramarine

Ultramarine is a deep blue pigment historically derived from lazurite, the principal component of the metamorphic rock lapis lazuli. The pigment was produced by grinding the stone and undergoing a complex washing process to isolate the blue mineral, which made it exceptionally valuable.

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.

ultramarine

Adjective

1. Beyond the sea.
2. Of a brilliant dark blue or slightly purplish color like that of the pigment (noun sense 1).

Noun

1. In full ultramarine blue: a brilliant blue pigment traditionally made from ground-up lapis lazuli, and now usually either extracted from mineral deposits or made synthetically.
2. A brilliant dark blue or slightly purplish colour like that of the pigment.

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.