Question

What is the difference between purple and violet?

Answer 1

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In optics, violet is a spectral color: It refers to the color of any different single wavelength of light on the short wavelength end of the visible spectrum (between approximately 380 and 450 nanometers), whereas purple is the color of various combinations of red, blue, and violet light, some of which humans perceive ...

Answer 2

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=> Purple looks like violet instead! The reason is that violet light does not only activate our short wavelength cones, but also the long wavelength cones for the reds. Purple also triggers both these types, making our brains interpret them as similar. Magenta is like purple with more red.