History of Violet

The color violet is named for the flower of the same name. It is the color between red and purple.

The color violet has a place in the Hindu religion in that it is associated with one of the Chakras. In Chinese thought it represents the harmony of the universe. The ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes called Athens the violet city. The color violet was first mentioned in English literature in the 14th Century. Newton in the 17th Century found violet to be the color at the short end of the visible spectrum of light at about 380 nm.The color violet continues to be appreciated to this day as a beautiful color.

The flowers in the attached bead photograph are violet color. This handcrafted glass bead can be found in the Beadshaper web site at http://www.beadshaper.com/