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Encyclopedia > Lilac (color)

Lilac
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet #C8A2C8
RGBB (r, g, b) (200, 162, 200)
CMYKH (c, m, y, k) (0, 19, 0, 22)
HSV (h, s, v) (300°, 19%, 78%)
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Lilac is a color that is a pale shade of violet. It might also be described as light purple. The actual color of the flower of the Lilac plant is a much deeper color, equivalent to red-violet. Web colors are colors used in designing web pages, and the methods for describing and specifying those colors. ... The RGB color model is an additive model in which red, green and blue (often used in additive light models) are combined in various ways to reproduce other colors. ... Red is any of a number of similar colors at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... Green is a color with many different shades, all within a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nm. ... The term Blue may refer any of a number of similar colors. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cyan is a pure spectral color, but the same hue can also be generated by mixing equal amounts of green and blue light. ... Magenta is a color made up of red and blue light. ... Yellow is any color of light that stimulates both the red and green cone cells of the retina, but not the blue cone cells. ... Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An image with the hue altered The hue of this Painted Bunting is adjusted over the spectrum. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Chromaticity. ... Brightness is an attribute of visual perception in which a source appears to emit a given amount of light. ... Violet (named after the flower violet) is used in two senses: first, to the color of light at the short-wavelength end of the visible spectrum, approximately 420-380 nanometres (this is a spectral color). ... The term Purple has always been used in a general sense in English by the average person to describe a wide variety of shades within a range of colors intermediate between blue and red. ... Clivia miniata bears bright orange flowers. ... Species About 20 species; see text. ... Red-violet is a color made by mixing the hues red and violet, so it might be seen as either a darker red or a lighter violet. ...

Sophie Gengembre Anderson: The Time Of The Lilacs.
Sophie Gengembre Anderson: The Time Of The Lilacs.

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1000x794, 202 KB) Sophie Gengembre Anderson: The Time Of The Lilacs. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1000x794, 202 KB) Sophie Gengembre Anderson: The Time Of The Lilacs. ... Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823 in Paris – 1903 in Falmouth) was a British artist. ...

See also


The following is a partial list of colors with associated articles. ... Species About 20 species; see text. ...

  Shades of violet  
amethyst cerise eggplant fuchsia heliotrope indigo lavender lavender blush lilac magenta mauve mountbatten pink
                       
orchid persian blue purple red-violet sangria thistle violet violet-eggplant wisteria
                 
Shades of violet without swatches
iris palatinate purpure

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Lilac - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (473 words)
Lilacs (Syringa) are a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae (olive), native to Europe and Asia.
Lilacs range in size from large shrubs to small trees, 2-10 m tall.
Lilac wood has traditionally been used for engraving, musical instruments, knife handles etc. When drying the wood has a tendency to be encurved as a twisted material, and to split into narrow sticks.
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