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	\|source=<ref>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.</ref>		\|source=]<ref></ref><ref>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.</ref>
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Colour For other uses, see Heliotrope (disambiguation).

Heliotrope

Heliotrope flowers
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DF73FF
sRGB (r, g, b)	(223, 115, 255)
HSV (h, s, v)	(286°, 55%, 100%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(66, 102, 295°)
Source	Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

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.

Variations

Heliotrope gray

Heliotrope Gray

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#AA98A9
sRGB (r, g, b)	(170, 152, 169)
HSV (h, s, v)	(303°, 11%, 67%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(65, 14, 310°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Pale purple
B: Normalized to (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.

Heliotrope magenta

Heliotrope Magenta

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#AA00BB
sRGB (r, g, b)	(170, 0, 187)
HSV (h, s, v)	(295°, 100%, 73%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(41, 99, 300°)
Source
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid purple
B: Normalized to (byte)

Old heliotrope

Old Heliotrope

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#563C5C
sRGB (r, g, b)	(86, 60, 92)
HSV (h, s, v)	(289°, 35%, 36%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(29, 23, 299°)
Source	Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Dark purple
B: Normalized to (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.

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.
"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."

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
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
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
"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.

Shades of violet

African violet	Amarath pink	Amethyst	Baker-Miller pink	Barbie pink	Blue Bell	Blue-violet	Blurple	Burgundy	Byzantium

Caput mortuum	Carnation pink	Celestial Blue	Cerise	Chinese violet	Cotton candy	Dark violet	Deep pink	Eggplant	Electric indigo

Electric purple	Electric violet	Eminence	English lavender	English violet	Fairy Tale	Fandango	Fandango pink	French mauve	French violet

Fuchsia	Grape	Heliotrope	Hot Pink	Indigo	Iris	Japanese violet	Jazzberry Jam	Languid lavender	Lavender blush

Lavender (Crayola (I))	Lavender gray	Lavender pink	Lavender (floral)	Lavender (web)	Lilac	Magenta	Majorelle Blue	Mardi Gras	Mauve

Mauveine	Maximum Blue Purple	Maximum Red Purple	Medium purple	Medium slate blue	Mexican Pink	Middle Blue Purple	Mimi Pink	Mountbatten pink	Mulberry

Murrey	Old lavender	Orchid	Palatinate	Pale lavender	Pale purple	Periwinkle	Periwinkle (Crayola)	Persian indigo	Persian pink

Phlox	Pink Lace	Pink lavender	Pink (Pantone)	Plum (web)	Pomp and Power	Puce	Purple	Purple Heart	Purple mountain majesty

Purpureus	Rebecca purple	Red-violet	Rose pink	Royal purple	Russian violet	Slate blue	Soap	Steel pink	Tekhelet

Thistle	Tickle Me Pink	Tropical indigo	Twilight lavender	Tyrian purple	Ultra pink	Ultra Violet	Veronica	Violet	Wisteria

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

Shades of pink

#FFA3B1	Amaranth	Amaranth pink	Baker-Miller pink	Barbie Pink	Blush	Brilliant rose	Brink pink	Carnation pink	Cameo Pink

Cerise	Champagne pink	Cherry blossom pink	China rose	Coral	Coral pink	Cordovan	Cyclamen	Deep pink	Dogwood rose

English lavender	Fairy Tale	French rose	Fuchsia	Fuchsia rose	Folly	Heliotrope	Hollywood cerise	Hot magenta	Hot pink

Lavender blush	Lavender Glitter	Lavender pink	Lilac	Lilac luster	Lusty gallant	Magenta	Mauvelous	Medium Deep Rose	Mexican pink

Melon	Mimi Pink	Misty rose	Mountbatten pink	Mystic Pearl	Old rose	Orchid pink	Pale Dogwood	Pale purple	Peach

Persian rose	Persian pink	Phlox	Piggy pink	Pink	Pink Flamingo	Pink lavender	Pink lace	Pink Sherbert	Rose Pompadour

Puce	Raspberry	Razzle dazzle rose	Razzmatazz	Red-violet	Raspberry rose	Rose	Rose Bonbon	Rose ebony	Rose pink

Rose quartz	Rose red	Rose taupe	Rose vale	Rosewood	Rosy brown	Salmon (Crayola)	Salmon pink	Seashell	Shocking pink

Tea rose	Tickle me pink	Telemagenta	Thulian pink	Ultra pink	Very Light Rose	Wild Strawberry

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

Shades of lavender

#7F7FBF	African Violet	Amethyst	Amethyst (Crayola)	Blue Bell	Cameo Pink	Celestial blue	Colbalt blue	Cool grey	Cotton candy

English lavender	Fairy Tale	Glossy grape	Heliotrope	Heliotrope gray	Heliotrope Magenta	Lavender (Crayola (I))	Languid lavender	Lavender blush	Lavender burst

Lavender (floral)	Lavender Glitter	Lavender gray	Lavender mist	Lavender pink	Lavender silk	Light hot pink	Maximum Blue Purple	Medium purple	Middle Blue Purple

Mimi pink	Nadeshiko pink	Old Heliotrope	Old lavender	Orchid pink	Pale lavender	Pale purple	Periwinkle	Periwinkle (Crayola)	Pink lavender

Pink lace	Pink luster	Plum (web)	Purple mountain majesty	Purple Mountains' Majesty	Rhythm	Shampoo	Soap	Tropical indigo	Twilight lavender

Wisteria

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

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