Byzantium (color)
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The color byzantium, a dark tone of purple
Purple
Purple is a range of hues of color occurring between red and blue, and is classified as a secondary color as the colors are required to create the shade....

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The first recorded use of byzantium as a color name in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 was in 1926.

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Byzantium (color sample #238):.

Byzantine

The color byzantine is a rich tone of medium purple toned toward magenta
Magenta
Magenta is a color evoked by light stronger in blue and red wavelengths than in yellowish-green wavelengths . In light experiments, magenta can be produced by removing the lime-green wavelengths from white light...

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The first recorded use of byzantine as a color name in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 was in 1924.

Dark byzantium

This color is identical to the following tone of the color byzantium displayed on the ISCC-NBS color list: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Byzantium (color sample #242):.

Byzantium in human culture

Jewelry
  • Byzantine is a popular color for women's jewelry.
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