Heliotrope (color)

For other uses, see Heliotrope (disambiguation).
Heliotrope
 

Heliotrope flowers
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #DF73FF
sRGBB  (r, g, b) (223, 115, 255)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (13, 55, 0, 0)
HSV       (h, s, v) (286°, 55%, 100%)
Source Maerz and Paul[1]
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.[2]

Variations of heliotrope

Heliotrope gray

Heliotrope Gray
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #AA98A9
sRGBB  (r, g, b) (170, 152, 169)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (0, 11, 1, 33)
HSV       (h, s, v) (303°, 11%, 67[3]%)
Source ISCC-NBS[4]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

The color heliotrope gray is displayed at right. The first recorded use of heliotrope gray as a color name in English was in 1912.[5]

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

Old heliotrope

Old Heliotrope
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #563C5C
sRGBB  (r, g, b) (86, 60, 92)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (7, 35, 0, 64)
HSV       (h, s, v) (289°, 35%, 36[6]%)
Source ISCC NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

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.[7]

Heliotrope in culture

See also

References

  1. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called heliotrope in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color heliotrope is displayed on page 131, Plate 54, Color Sample C10.
  2. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color, New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; Color Sample of Heliotrope: Page 131 Plate 54 Color Sample C10
  3. web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #AA98A9 (Heliotrope Gray):
  4. Of the various tones of Heliotrope Gray shown on the indicated web page of the ISCC-NBS color list, the color displayed in the color box above, color sample #227, matches most closely the color called Heliotrope Gray in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Color, New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill; the color Heliotrope Gray is displayed on page 111, Plate 44, Color Sample C3.
  5. Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Color, New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill, Page 196; Color Sample of Heliotrope Gray: Page 111, Plate 44, Color Sample C3
  6. web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #563C5C (Old Heliotrope):
  7. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 200; Color Sample of Old Helio: Page 113 Plate 45 Color Sample J9
  8. Mourning Fashion:
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