Lavender The color lavender is a pale violet tint . This color owes its name to the color of the flower of the same name. The web color called lavender matches the color of the palest part of the flower. However, the more saturated color called floral lavender is more similar to that of the lavender flower as shown in the image and is the shade of lavender, historically and traditionally considered lavender. Lavender color could be described as a purple medium or light pinkish purple . The term lavender is also often used with a wide range of variations, pale, light, medium, greyish , pale pink or light, magenta, Purple , pale blue , pale indigo , etc.
In paints, the lavender color is obtained by mixing violet and white paint . The first recorded use of the word lavender as a color term in English was in 1705 .
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- 1 History of lavender color
- 2 The symbolism of the color lavender
- 1 Culture
- 3 Color combinations with the floral lavender color
- 4 Source
History of the color lavender
Originally, the name lavender only applied to flowers. In 1930 , the book A Dictionary of Color identified three main shades floral lavender, lavender gray, and lavender blue. Also, a fourth shade called old lavender (a dark gray derived from lavender). In 1955 , the publication of the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (a dictionary of colors used by stamp collectors to identify stamp colors), there are dozens of different shades of lavender listed.
Today, although the floral lavender color is more flower-like, lavender is still regarded as standard, and just as there are many shades of pink (pink, pale pink, magenta), there are also many shades of lavender. (Some light magenta, some light purple, some purplish or greyish purple, and some colors derived from indigo.
The symbolism of the color lavender
Culture
The color described above as floral lavender or the color called magenta lavender can be used both to symbolize decadence, in the sense of a life dedicated to sensual aesthetics or the enjoyment of “sex, drugs and rock and roll” (depending on taste, some prefer opera or classical music), sumptuous art, with rich colors and complex Byzantine designs, rich gourmet food and fine wines.
An example of this relationship is the book written in 1980 Decadence: The Strange Life of an Epithet , by Richard Gilman , has a lavender floral colored book flap and the inside paper of the front and back covers of the book are also of de this color.
