Byzantium (color)
dark tone of purple
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Byzantium is a color that is a dark shade of purple.
The first recorded use of Byzantium as a color name in English was in 1926. [1]
Meaning of Byzantium
change- The tones of Byzantium are used to represent the Byzantine Empire.
Tones of Byzantium color comparison chart
change| Name | Color | HEX Code | Red | Green | Blue | Hue | Sat | Lum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byzantine | #BD33A4 | 189 | 51 | 164 | 311° | 58% | 47% | |
| Byzantium | #702963 | 112 | 41 | 99 | 311° | 46% | 30% | |
| Imperial | #602F6B | 96 | 47 | 107 | 289° | 39% | 30% | |
| Dark Byzantium | #5D3954 | 93 | 57 | 84 | 315° | 24% | 29% |
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 191; Color Sample of Byzantium: Page 111 Plate 44 Color Sample K7