Color perception.

[Lunal_Tic]

I was having a conversation with someone over here and we seem to have a difference of opinion on what the darkest color on the cold side of visible light is called.

In my case violet is the darkest since it is just before ultra-violet. The other party believes violet to be a "pale shade of purple".

So which is it? Is it a cultural thing? I've run into that regarding traffic signal color and grass but this is new. :idiot2:

TIA,
-LT

[Deaths Head]

I have no idea, because I am quite color blind. I'll take our members word.

[pipedreams]

vi·o·let (vī'ə-lĭt) pronunciation
n.

1.
a. Any of various low-growing herbs of the genus Viola, having short-spurred, irregular flowers that are characteristically purplish-blue but sometimes yellow or white.
b. Any of several similar plants, such as the African violet.
2. The hue of the short-wave end of the visible spectrum, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 380 to 420 nanometers; any of a group of colors, reddish-blue in hue, that may vary in lightness and saturation.

I agree with you. Violet is very dark. To verify I checked my daughters box of 64 Crayolas. :laugh:

todd

[Lunal_Tic]

I agree with you. Violet is very dark. To verify I checked my daughters box of 64 Crayolas. :laugh:

todd


Blast, Crayolas. I totally forgot about the last word in color. ;D

-LT

[scríbhneoir]

The other party believes violet to be a "pale shade of purple".



That would be lavender--a pale shade of purple.* Believe me, gals know color.* *

Remember ROYGBIV!

[M.TEX]

as far I can think VIOLET is dark . just because IM used to see my wife's VIOLETS.
so, I go with dark kind purple if that is the way to explain... :idiot2:

M.TEX

[greenLED]

Every person's perception of color is slightly different due to differences in cones and rod cells inside our eyes. We're just culturally trained to call grass "green" (if it's well watered, of course), etc.

[Lunal_Tic]

That would be lavender--a pale shade of purple. Believe me, gals know color.

Remember ROYGBIV!


Well that might explain it, the difference of opinion was with a guy.

ROYGBIV=royal olive yogurt gives boys internal vigor???

-LT

[scríbhneoir]

Well that might explain it, the difference of opinion was with a guy.

ROYGBIV=royal olive yogurt gives boys internal vigor???

-LT


Roy. G. Biv -- Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet (Now, do you know where periwinkle would fall? Chartreuse?) ;D

And what the heck is a royal olive? :laugh: :laugh:

[Lunal_Tic]

Roy. G. Biv -- Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet (Now, do you know where periwinkle would fall? Chartreuse?) ;D

And what the heck is a royal olive? :laugh: :laugh:



Royal Olive

A large Greek olive that can be dark brown, light brown or red in color. It is an oblong shaped olive that is often slit, salt brine-cured, and packed with vinegar and olive oil providing a fruity flavor, similar to a Kalamata olive. It can be served as a snack, as a complement to salads or as a nice addition to pasta dishes. This olive is also known as the Victoria olive, the Royal Victoria olive, or at times, the Royal Atlas olive.

A periwinkle would fall down of course, unless you are in outer space. :-X

-LT