The Color Purple
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The Color Purple
The Color Purple
The word purple comes from the old English word purpul. The straight line
Connecting the extreme spectral colors red and violet on the chromaticity diagram is purple.
Purple is a secondary color made up of blue and red. You will find purple on the color will
between magenta and violet.
Purple symbolizes royalty, wealth, magic and mystery. It also represents wisdom and
spirituality. It also represents one's limit of human color perception.
In color theory, purple is defined as any non-spectral color between violet and red,
excluding violet and red themselves. Purple is the color of good judgment. It is also the color
of people seeking spiritual fulfillment. It is said if you surround yourself with purple you will
have peace of mind.
Color is everywhere. We see it all of the time. Most people have no idea that color
impacts our daily lives. The many colors that surround us in our environment is usually not
conscious. Some colors make us feel uneasy while others make us feel calm and relaxed. This
is called a mood. Color and environment affect our mood.
Vibrations of light are what we call color. The color we see depends on the different
Types of lighting you are in. Everyone see's