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Color:
Vivid violet


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Colors with the same hue:
Indigo
Grape
Phantom
Violet
Veronica
Iridescent Purple
Lavender 
Wisteria
Mauve
Similar colors:
Violet
Intense Violet
Luminous Purple
Radiant Purple
Intense Purple
Veronica
Phlox
Ultr
Iridescent Purple
Dark violet
Blue
Fuchsia
Magenta
Medium blue
Very light blue
Zaffre
Heliotrope
Persian blue
Brilliant Blue
Bright Purple
Deep Purple
Iris
Dark blue
Grape
Ultramarine
Navy blue
Byzantine
Indigo
Ocean Blue
New Car
Words evoked by this color:
fantastic,  purpose,  permanganate,  petunia,  loosestrife,  regina,  nobility,  discord,  slurp,  prophesy,  diviner,  lambda,  symbolist,  advent,  bishop,  archbishop,  porphyrin,  belladonna,  episcopal,  episcopate,  bishopric,  popish,  mora,  rhodopsin,  grape,  repent,  urchin,  lent,  pansy,  orcein,  nebula,  nebulae,  aconite,  teleport,  sagittarius,  octopus,  chromatin,  bruised,  bruise,  sprain,  bruising,  magic,  wizard,  spell,  prelate,  raison,  plonk,  figs.,  dionysian,  drank
Literary analysis:
In literature, vivid violet is often used to evoke an otherworldly or striking atmosphere, blending elements of both beauty and intensity. In one instance, a powder is described as having a vivid violet hue that hints at hidden transformations or alchemical mysteries [1]. Meanwhile, vivid violet light emerges as a powerful motif in several scenes—a column of light bursts forth from a funnel [2], and myriad flashes of this radiant color nearly blind the observer with their brilliance [3]. Moreover, in a stormy tableau, vivid violet lightnings cut through rain-drenched darkness, emphasizing both the beauty and ferocity of nature [4]. Together, these examples illustrate how vivid violet serves not only as a descriptive color but also as a symbol for energy, mystery, and the surreal qualities of the narrative world.
  1. In one division was a colourless liquid, in the other a powder of a vivid violet hue.
    — from Under One Flag by Richard Marsh
  2. A column of vivid violet light shot from the funnel.
    — from Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 by Various
  3. We were encircled in these myriad flashes of vivid violet light that almost blinded us with their brilliancy.
    — from Living the Radiant Life: A Personal Narrative by George Wharton James
  4. Rain beat down in sheets from low dense clouds; vivid violet lightnings flashed before us.
    — from Astounding Stories, March, 1931 by Various

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