Heliotrope is a pink-purple tint that is a representation of the colour of the heliotrope flower.
| Heliotrope | |
|---|---|
 Heliotrope flowers | |
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #DF73FF |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (223, 115, 255) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (286°, 55%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (66, 102, 295°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[1] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid purple |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The first recorded use of heliotrope as a color name in English was in 1882.[2]
Variations
editHeliotrope gray
edit| Heliotrope Gray | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #AA98A9 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (170, 152, 169) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (303°, 11%, 67%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (65, 14, 310°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS[3] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Pale purple |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color heliotrope gray is displayed at right. The first recorded use of heliotrope gray as a colour name in English was in 1912.[4]
Heliotrope magenta
edit| Heliotrope Magenta | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #AA00BB |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (170, 0, 187) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (295°, 100%, 73%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (41, 99, 300°) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid purple |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Old heliotrope
edit| Old Heliotrope | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #563C5C |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (86, 60, 92) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (289°, 35%, 36%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (29, 23, 299°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark purple |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
At right is displayed the colour old heliotrope.
Another name for this colour is old helio.
The first recorded use of old helio as a colour name in English was in 1926.[5]
In culture
edit- The color has been widely referenced as a characterization, the colour of key plot objects, or as flavor text in many works:
- Heliotrope was a popular colour reference of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, script writers of Hancock's Half Hour.
- In James Joyce's Finnegans Wake, "heliotrope" is the answer to the Maggies' riddle.[clarification needed] Throughout the chapter, the word "heliotrope" is disguised a number of times, hidden either in anagrams, riddles, puns, or obscure allusions.
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the Polyjuice Potion brewed in order to disguise Hermione Granger as Mafalda Hopkirk is described as having a "pleasant heliotrope colour."
- The periorbital purplish discoloration occurring in dermatomyositis is called the "Heliotrope rash" after the colour.
- Heliotrope was among the handful of "half-mourning" colours worn by Victorians during the last stage of mourning.[6]
- "Heliotrope" is the title of the fourth track on At the Drive-In's 1999 EP Vaya.
- Heliotrope was referenced as a health status condition of the service droid Kryten in the Red Dwarf Series V episode Terrorform.
- "Heliotrope Bouquet" is a slow drag two step by Scott Joplin (with contributions from Louis Chauvin) composed in 1907.
- In the TV series Yellowjackets, the members of the new religious movement surrounding Lottie Matthews wear heliotrope robes; as she says, "We make the dye ourselves from the flowers used to treat wounds."[7][8][9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called heliotrope in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the colour heliotrope is displayed on page 131, Plate 54, Color Sample C10.
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Colour, New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; Color Sample of Heliotrope: Page 131 Plate 54 Colour Sample C10
- ^ Of the various tones of Heliotrope Gray shown on the indicated web page of the ISCC-NBS colour list, the color displayed in the colour box above, colour sample #227, matches most closely the colour called Heliotrope Gray in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Colour, New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill; the colour Heliotrope Gray is displayed on page 111, Plate 44, Color Sample C3.
- ^ Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Colour, New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill, Page 196; Colour Sample of Heliotrope Gray: Page 111, Plate 44, Colour Sample C3
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York: 1930 McGraw-Hill Page 200; Color Sample of Old Helio: Page 113 Plate 45 Color Sample J9
- ^ "Edwardian Mourning Dress". July 24, 2018.
- ^ Hoo, Fawnia Soo (April 14, 2023). "The Biggest Costume Easter Eggs in 'Yellowjackets' Season Two (So Far)". Fashionista.
- ^ Tangcay, Jazz (May 20, 2023). "'Yellowjackets': Simone Kessell on How Lottie's Caftans Reveal Her Character's Unraveling".
- ^ "'Yellowjackets' Season 2: What's the deal with Lottie's cult?". Mashable. April 24, 2023.
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