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| Hex triplet | #614051 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (97, 64, 81) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (320°, 100%, 50%) |
| Source | Crayola | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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Eggplant is a dark purple[1] or brownish-purple[2] color that resembles the color of the outer skin of European eggplants.[3] Another name for the color eggplant is aubergine[2] (the French and British English word for eggplant).
The pinkish-purple color shown in the color box as eggplant was introduced by Crayola in 1998.[citation needed]
Different varieties of eggplant may range from indigo to white (The term eggplant originated as a description of white colored eggplants because they look like eggs). Chinese eggplant are colored a dark violet color.[citation needed]
References
- ^ David Grambs (1995). The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms and Literary Quotations. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0393312658. http://books.google.com/books?id=DjL6ByAcP6IC&pg=PA159&dq=eggplant+brownish-purple&as_brr=3&ei=drgfScWmLpDckATDyeXhDw#PPA159,M1.
- ^ a b William Yewdale Adams (1986). Ceramic Industries of Medieval Nubia. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813105005. http://books.google.com/books?id=yuSQSPlcKgAC&pg=RA1-PA591&dq=aubergine+eggplant+color&ei=K7YfSZiwK4bokATxoqiyDw.
- ^ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief Webster's Tenth New Collegiate Dictionary Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1994--Merriam-Webster Page 369
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| Amethyst | Byzantium | Eggplant | Fuchsia | Han purple | Heliotrope | Indigo | Lavender (floral) | Lavender | Lilac |
| Mauve | Periwinkle | Persian indigo | Purple | Thistle | Violet | Wisteria | |||
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