Violet
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Violet (named after the flower - see violet (plant)) refers to any of a group of reddish blue or bluish purple colours. In particular, it refers to the colour of light at the short-wavelength end of the visible spectrum.

On a browser that supports visual formatting in Cascading Style Sheets, the following box should appear as an approximation of a shade of violet:

A true violet cannot be reproduced on a computer screen. You can see the color by looking at the reflection of a fluorescent tube in a compact disc.

See also: Ultraviolet

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