Difference Between Purple And Violet Color

Purple & Violet

Purple refers to any color of a variety of colors with hue between red and blue. On the other hand, Violet is a color named after the flower whose shade it bears. Unlike hues such as purple or green, violet is not a composite color.

Purple is closely associated with violet. In optics, purple and violet refer to colors that look similar, but purples are mixtures of red light and blue or violet light whereas violets are spectral colors (of single wavelengths of light). In common usage, both refer to colors that are between red and blue in hue, with purples closer to red and violets closer to blue.

In the RGB color model used in computer and television screens, violet is produced by mixing red and blue light, with more blue than red. In the RYB color model historically used by painters, violet is created with a combination of red and blue pigments and is located between blue and purple on the color wheel. In the CMYK color model used in printing, violet is created with a combination of magenta and cyan pigments, with more magenta than cyan.

Violet and purple have a long history of association with royalty, originally because purple dye was extremely expensive in the antiquity. The emperors of Rome wore purple togas as did the Byzantine emperors. During the middle Ages, violet was worn by bishops and university professors and was often used in art as the color of the robes of the Virgin Mary. In Hinduism and Buddhism, violet is associated with the Crown Chakra whereas in Europe and United States, violet is the color people most often associate with extravagance and individualism.

What You Need To Know About Purple Color

• Purple is a composite color made by combining blue and red. In other words, it is not a spectral color.
• Purple has more red or rather an equal amount of red and blue.
• Purple has many variations, such as violet and amethyst, depending on the proportions of the two primary colors.
• Purple color has a very bold and distinct color.
• The purple color was not accepted by Newton in his color wheel. We can only see violet color in Newton’s wheel.
• The hex code for Purple is #A020F0.
• Purple combines well with blues, greens, oranges and its complementary color, yellow, but it also combines well with other shades and tones of purple.

What You Need To Know About Violet Color

• Violet is a true color with its own wavelength on the spectrum of visible light. It is not a composite color.
• Violet has more blue than red.  
• Violet is a single shade.
• Violet is not distinct as compared with the purple color. Sometimes it appears nearly as bluish and sometimes almost blue.
• Violet color was understood as a fundamental color in Newton’s color wheel.
• The hex code for violet is #8F00FF.
• Violet combines well with its complementary color, yellow. You can also combine it with blues and greens to add depth to your design.

Difference Between Purple And Violet Color In Tabular Form