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Red
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White
Yellow

Purple

amaranth                     a deep reddish purple to dark or greyish, purplish red

amaranthine                deep purple-red

amethyst                     a moderate purple to greyish reddish purple

aubergine                    esp. Brit. a dark purple colour; the colour of the aubergine

beetroot purple          a deep to very deep purplish red

crocus                          a greyish to light reddish purple

damson-coloured       having a colour of a plum

eggplant                      a blackish purple

fuchsia                         a strong, vivid purplish red.

grape                            a dark violet to dark greyish purple

heather                        a greyish purple to purplish red

heliotrope                    a moderate, light, or brilliant violet to moderate or deep reddish purple

hyacinth                      a deep purplish blue to vivid violet.

indigo                          a dark blue to greyish purple blue

lavender                      a pale to light purple to very light or very pale violet

lilac                               a pale to light or moderate purple

magenta                       a moderate to vivid purplish red

mauve                          a moderate greyish violet to moderate reddish purple

mulberry                      a greyish to dark purple, in this sense, also called murrey

murrey                         a greyish to dark purple

orchid                          a pale to light purple, from greyish to purplish pink to strong reddish purple

pansy                           a deep to strong violet.

perse                            dark greyish blue or purple

petunia                        a moderate to dark purple

plum                             a dark purple to deep reddish purple

puce                             a deep red to dark greyish purple

royal purple                a moderate or strong violet to deep purple or dark reddish purple.

violaceous                  having a violet hue