Heliotrope (color) explained
| Heliotrope |
| Hex: | DF73FF |
| Source: | Maerz and Paul[1] |
| Isccname: | Vivid purple |
Heliotrope is a pink-purple tint that is a representation of the colour of the heliotrope flower.
The first recorded use of heliotrope as a color name in English was in 1882.[2]
Variations
Heliotrope gray
| Heliotrope Gray |
| Hex: | AA98A9 |
| Source: | ISCC-NBS[3] [4] |
| Isccname: | Pale purple |
The color heliotrope gray is displayed at right. The first recorded use of heliotrope gray as a colour name in English was in 1912.[5]
Heliotrope magenta
| Heliotrope Magenta |
| Hex: | AA00BB |
| Isccname: | Vivid purple |
Old heliotrope
| Old Heliotrope |
| Hex: | 563C5C |
| Source: | Maerz and Paul[6] |
| Isccname: | Dark purple |
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.[7]
In culture
- 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. 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.[8]
- "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."[9] [10] [11]
See also
- Heliotrope (disambiguation)
- Lists of colours
Notes and References
- 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
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121122220208/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-h.htm ISCC-NBS
- 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
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121122220208/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-o.htm Maerz and Paul
- 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
- Web site: Edwardian Mourning Dress. July 24, 2018. July 5, 2023. July 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230705154218/https://fashion-era.com/fashion-history/edwardians/edwardian-mourning-dress. live.
- Web site: The Biggest Costume Easter Eggs in 'Yellowjackets' Season Two (So Far). Fawnia Soo. Hoo. April 14, 2023. Fashionista.
- Web site: 'Yellowjackets': Simone Kessell on How Lottie's Caftans Reveal Her Character's Unraveling. Jazz. Tangcay. May 20, 2023. July 5, 2023. July 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230705154142/https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/yellowjackets-simone-kessell-caftans-costume-design-1235616816/. live.
- Web site: 'Yellowjackets' Season 2: What's the deal with Lottie's cult?. April 24, 2023. Mashable. July 5, 2023. July 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230705154142/https://mashable.com/article/yellowjackets-lottie-cult-season-2-explainer. live.
