| Ruby | ||
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| Hex triplet | #E0115F | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (224, 17, 95) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (338°, 100%, 40%) |
| Source | Internet | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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Ruby is a color that is a representation of the color of the cut and polished ruby gemstone. The somewhat deeper color of the uncut, unpolished ruby crystal is called rubelite.
The first recorded use of ruby as a color name in English was in 1572. [1]
Ruby in human culture
- Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general purpose object-oriented programming language used to program websites in Ruby on Rails, a free web application framework.
- The ruby slippers are the magical shoes worn by Dorothy (played by Judy Garland) in the 1939 MGM movie The Wizard of Oz.
References
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Ruby: Page 35 Plate 6 Color Sample G6
See also
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| Alizarin | Amaranth | Burgundy | Cardinal | Carmine | Carnelian | Cerise | Chestnut | Coral red | Crimson |
| Dark pink | Falu red | Fire engine red | Fuchsia | Magenta | Maroon | Mauve taupe | Orange-red | Persian red | Pink |
| Persimmon | Red | Red-violet | Rose | Rose madder | Ruby | Rust | Puce | Sangria | Scarlet |
| Terra cotta | Upsdell red | Venetian red | Vermilion | ||||||
| The samples shown above are representative only. | |||||||||
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