In this article I will feature what I believe is the color purple, meaning basically anything from pink to blue, along with some fun facts about the color purple you might not know.
I will begin with this photo I took and picked for the cover of dawn from my back yard.
Fact: Purple is mixed by using blue and red, it is also a non-spectral color and does not have its own wavelength of light.
Photo: Sunset from orange, pink to purple from my back yard.
Fact: Nobility, Luxury and Ambition are all associated with the color purple.
Photo: A subtle color of purple in this sunset seen from my back yard.
Fact: There is a sea snail called the “Murex” and it’s Latin name is “purpura” meaning purple.
Photo: This is called Blue Eyed Grass
Fact: Murex Snail is a tropical snail that they used the mucus glands and originally was how they got the color purple.
Photo: Wild Radish has purple flowers shown below.
Fact: Because purple dye was so hard to acquire it became the royal color in many parts of the world.
Photo: More wild radish.
Fact: Purple is the hardest color for the humane eye to distinguish, and there are no purple eyes.
Photo: Unknown flower, and a photo edit.
Fact: Julius Caesar declared only the Emperor could wear purple.
Photo: Algerian Sea Lavender used in floral arrangements.
Fact: The purple heart is a metal awarded to soldiers hurt or killed in action in the United States.
Photo: Meika enjoying a doggy cupcake for her first birthday.
Fact: The purple heart honor was established in 1782 by George Washington.
Photo: My daughter in law has purple highlights in her hair.
Fact: Stones that are purple. Purple Rocks man! Amethyst, Ametrine, Sugilite, Lavender Jade, Lavender Quartz, Lolite, Lepidolite, and Selenite.
Photo: Pink purple flowers
Fact: Roman Emperors were called, “The Purple” due to color of their robes.
Photo: Another sunset
Fact: Purple denotes virtue and faith in Egypt.
Photo: Purple hair!
Fact: Purple eyes are not possible for humans, but Heterochromia is, meaning two different colored eyes.
Photo: My daughter in law has purple hair and Heterochromia eyes one is lighter than the other.
Fact: In the United States of America a “purple state” is a state that has an equal number of Republicans and Democrats.
Photo: Art edit on a Wild Radish.
Fact: Leonardo da Vinci believed that purple light coming from stained glass increased the power of meditation by 10 times.
Photo: Blue eyed grass.
Fact: Purple is the highest denomination in Poker. The purple chip is worth 5k.
Fact: Purple prose is an elaborately written paragraph or poem.
Photo: Purple sunset.
Fact: Purple has a calming effect in the garden.
Fact: Purple plants visually recede in the garden making small spaces look bigger.
Photo: Drive by snap of purple wild flowers.
Fact: Yellow compliments purple in the garden.
Photo: Woody Nightshade
Fact: The “Purple Orchid Three” is a purple sweet potato.
Photo: Driving snap
Fact: Eggplant is purple.
Photo: Unknown Vine.
Fact: Concord grapes are purple.
Photo: Sacred Datura in the rain.
Fact: Purple Haze is a purple carrot.
Fact: Lavender plant is said to be stress relieving and was one of the first scents used by perfume makers.
Photo: A full rainbow taken in Gulf Breeze Florida.
That’s all for the color purple..
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.