Twilight lavender
A metallic lavender shade created by Crayola in 1990
Twilight lavender is a colour made by Crayola in 1990 for its Silver Swirls metallic crayon set. On screens, it appears as a muted purple with a hint of pink, though its metallic effect cannot be shown digitally.
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- Created by Crayola in 1990 for the Silver Swirls box
- Intended to have a metallic finish in crayon form
- Appears as a muted purple with pink tones on screens
- No digital method to show its metallic effect
What colour is Twilight lavender?
Twilight lavender is a muted shade of purple with a touch of pink, designed to look metallic. It stands out from other lavender tones by its deeper, duskier appearance and its intended metallic sheen. While the crayon itself has a shimmer, the colour shown on screens lacks this effect and appears as a flat, soft purple.
Where does Twilight lavender come from?
The name and colour twilight lavender were created by Crayola in 1990 for its Silver Swirls box, a set of specialty metallic crayons. The name suggests a blend of lavender with the dim, gentle light of twilight, though it is not tied to any natural flower or traditional use.
How Twilight lavender is defined
Twilight lavender was formulated as a crayon colour by Crayola. In the Silver Swirls set, the crayon itself has a metallic shimmer. However, there is no way to show a metallic effect on digital screens, so the colour appears as a plain shade of purple online.
Where Twilight lavender is used
This colour was included in Crayola's Silver Swirls box, meant for creative drawing and colouring. Its metallic finish made it stand out in the crayon set, but its use is mainly limited to art materials and not seen in other contexts.
Purple around the world
What the purple and violet family means from country to country.
In Holy Week, members of religious brotherhoods walk in procession in robes and pointed hoods, many of them purple, the colour of penance. A purple band also marked the flag of the Second Republic.
Sacred and holyPolitics and protestSource: Holy Week in SpainSuffragettes campaigning for women's votes wore purple, white and green: purple for dignity, white for purity and green for hope.
Politics and protestCourageSource: SuffragetteA child born to a reigning Byzantine emperor was called porphyrogennetos, born in the purple. The birth took place in a palace room lined with purple stone.
Royalty and powerAweSource: Born in the purpleIn the elections of 2005, voters dipped a finger in purple ink to prevent double voting. The stained finger, held up for cameras, became a sign of the vote.
Politics and protestPrideSource: Election inkPurple dye from the murasaki plant was costly and hard to make. In the court rank system set up under Prince Shotoku, the highest officials wore purple caps.
Royalty and powerAweSource: Twelve Level Cap and Rank SystemThe Phoenician cities of Tyre and Sidon made Tyrian purple from sea snails. The dye was so costly that it became the colour of kings and Roman emperors.
Royalty and powerAweSource: Tyrian purpleShades and relatives of Twilight lavender
Twilight lavender is related to other lavender and purple shades, but is darker and less blue than standard lavender. It is sometimes confused with other metallic purples, but its specific tone and name are unique to Crayola's range.
Colours that go with Twilight lavender
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Questions people ask about Twilight lavender
What colour is twilight lavender?
Twilight lavender is a muted purple shade with a hint of pink, designed to look metallic in crayon form but appears as a flat colour on screens.
Where does the name twilight lavender come from?
The name was created by Crayola in 1990 for a metallic crayon in the Silver Swirls set, inspired by the soft light of twilight and the lavender colour family.
Is twilight lavender a metallic colour?
The crayon itself has a metallic sheen, but this effect cannot be shown on computers or digital displays.
When was twilight lavender introduced?
It was formulated by Crayola in 1990 as part of their Silver Swirls specialty crayon box.
Good reading and sources
The facts on this page come from the Wikipedia article "Lavender (color)" (the section "Twilight lavender"), written by its contributors and used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Rang rewrote the text in its own words, with AI assistance, and compares every page with the article to make sure no passage is copied. It may be reused under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence with a link back.
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