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A circular RYB color wheel divided into twelve segments, showing a progression of colors from red, orange, and yellow to green, blue, and violet.
A close up image of a digital color-picker, showing shades of greens, yellows, reds, pinks, and blues.
A Venn diagram of the RGB color model shows overlapping red, green, and blue circles. Where the circles overlap, secondary colors magenta, yellow, and cyan appear, with white at the center where all three mix, illustrating additive color mixing. A Venn diagram of the RYB color model shows overlapping red, yellow, and blue circles. Their intersections create secondary colors: orange, green, violet, and black at the center where all three overlap.

Violet: References & Edit History

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Article title updated for style. Nov 08, 2026
Invalidated site: Lifewire - Using Violet in Design: A Color of Spirituality and Luxury. Nov 01, 2023
Links added. Jun 29, 2023
Links, video, and images added. Mar 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Lifewire - Using Violet in Design: A Color of Spirituality and Luxury. Sep 19, 2019
New article added. Jun 13, 2019
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