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Heliotrope (color)

Heliotrope
 
Heliotropium peruvianum.jpg
Heliotrope flowers
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet #DF73FF
sRGBB  (rgb) (223, 115, 255)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (13, 55, 0, 0)
HSV       (h, s, v) (286°, 55%, 100%)
Source Maerz and Paul
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)
Heliotrope Gray
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet #AA98A9
sRGBB  (rgb) (170, 152, 169)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (0, 11, 1, 33)
HSV       (h, s, v) (303°, 11%, 67%)
Source ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)
Old Heliotrope
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet #563C5C
sRGBB  (rgb) (86, 60, 92)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (7, 35, 0, 64)
HSV       (h, s, v) (289°, 35%, 36%)
Source ISCC NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Heliotrope is a pink-purple tint that is a representation of the color of the heliotrope flower.

The first recorded use of heliotrope as a color name in English was in 1882.


The color heliotrope gray is displayed at right. The first recorded use of heliotrope gray as a color name in English was in 1912.

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Heliotrope Gray (color sample #227)


At right is displayed the color old heliotrope.

Another name for this color is old helio.

The first recorded use of old helio as a color name in English was in 1926.



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