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| Hex triplet | #FF2400 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (255, 36, 0) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (8°, 100%, 100%) |
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Scarlet (from the Persian säqirlāt) is a bright red color with a hue that is somewhat toward the orange. It is a pure chroma on the color wheel. It is redder than vermilion. Traditionally, scarlet is the color of flame. It may also refer to the color of the blood of a living person.
The first recorded use of scarlet as a color name in the English language was in 1250. [1]
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Torch red
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| Hex triplet | #FD0E35 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (253, 14, 53) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (8°, 100%, 92%) |
| Source | Crayola | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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The color torch red is displayed at right.
This is the color called scarlet in Crayola crayons. It was originally formulated as torch red in 1998 and then renamed scarlet by Crayola in 2000.
Fire brick
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| Hex triplet | #B22222 | |
| sRGBB | (r, g, b) | (178, 34, 34) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (0°, 74%, 42%) |
| Source | X11 | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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Displayed at right is the web color fire brick, a deep shade of scarlet/red.
Dark scarlet
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| Hex triplet | #560319 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (86, 3, 25) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (8°, 100%, 13%) |
| Source | [Unsourced] | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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The color dark scarlet is displayed at right.
Significant uses of scarlet
- The emission spectra for compounds of strontium are considered to be in the scarlet red area of the visible light spectrum. The emission lines occur at 640.8 nm, 650.4 nm, 687.8 nm and 707.0 nm.
- In the Roman Catholic Church, scarlet robes — symbolizing the color of arterial blood — are worn by Cardinals as a symbol of their willingness to defend their faith "unto the shedding of (their own) blood."
- In the Book of Revelation, the scarlet beast and the great prostitute dressed in purple and scarlet — as a symbol of royalty, luxury and position."
See also
References
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930--McGraw Hill Page 204; Color Sample of Scarlet: Page 25 Plate 1 Color Sample L12
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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 | ||||||
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