Iris is an ambiguous color term, usually referring to shades ranging from blue-violet to violet.
However, in certain applications, it has been applied to an even wider array of colors, including pale blue, mauve, pink, and even yellow (the color of the inner part of the iris flower).
The name is derived from the
iris flower
''Iris'' is a flowering plant genus of 310 accepted species with showy flowers. As well as being the scientific name, ''iris'' is also widely used as a common name for all ''Iris'' species, as well as some belonging to other closely related gen ...
, which comes in a broad spectrum of colors.
The first recorded use of ''iris'' as a color name in English was in the year 1916.
[Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195; Color Sample of Iris: Page 109 Plate 43 Color Sample B5 (Note: The shade of Iris shown in this color sample is a pale mauve-lavender color)]
See also
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Iris (disambiguation)
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List of colors
These are the lists of colors;
* List of colors: A–F
* List of colors: G–M
* List of colors: N–Z
* List of colors (compact)
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* List of color palettes
* List of Crayola crayon colors
* List of RAL colors
* List of X ...
References
Shades of blue
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