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Is violet and purple the same thing? Or is violet just a shade of purple?

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That's right: no purple. You might be surprised to learn that while violet is a true color and is part of the spectrum of light, purple is non-spectral, and can be used to describe any shade of color occurring between red and blue.

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a shade of purple

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