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#FF0000 Red A primary colour seen in light, pigment, and tradition worldwideBasic colour · 🇺🇸 United States +5 #0000FF Blue A primary colour seen in the sky and sea, used since ancient times in art and dyeBasic colour #800080 Purple A cool colour between red and blue, long linked with royalty and rarityBasic colour · 🇱🇧 Lebanon +5 #FF00FF Magenta A purplish-pink colour named after a battle and key to modern printingNamed shade · 🇫🇷 France +4 White Zinc oxide A white inorganic powder used in pigments, ointments, ceramics and electronicsPigment · 🇮🇳 India +2 Brown Aniline A colourless oil that darkens with air and launched the first synthetic dyesPigment · 🇩🇪 Germany Blue Woad A blue dye once vital to Europe's textile trade, made from the leaves of a flowering plantDye · 🇫🇷 France +3 Blue Methylene blue A synthetic blue dye and medicine first made in 1876Dye Blue Indigo A deep blue dye from plants, now mostly made synthetically and known for colouring denimDye · 🇮🇳 India +5 #003153 Prussian blue A deep blue pigment first made in Berlin in the early 1700sPigment · 🇯🇵 Japan #120A8F Ultramarine A deep blue pigment once made from lapis lazuli, prized for centuries in artPigment · 🇦🇫 Afghanistan +2 Red Rubia A group of plants whose roots once dyed cloth and paint a lasting redColour named from nature · 🇪🇬 Egypt +5 #E34234 Vermilion A brilliant orange-red pigment, once made from toxic mercury orePigment · 🇹🇷 Turkey +5 Yellow Tartrazine A synthetic lemon yellow dye widely used in food, cosmetics and medicinesDye #E32636 Alizarin A deep red dye first made from madder roots, later produced from coal tarDye · 🇹🇷 Turkey +1 Purple and violet Crystal violet A synthetic purple dye used in science, medicine, and industryDye Green Malachite green A synthetic green dye once common for silk, now controversial in aquacultureDye · 🇨🇳 China +3 Red Sindoorसिन्दूर A red or orange-red powder marking marriage for Hindu women in South AsiaTraditional colour · 🇮🇳 India +4 #0047AB Cobalt blue A strong, stable blue pigment made from cobalt and alumina since the early 1800sPigment · 🇫🇷 France +3 Pink and magenta Basic fuchsine A magenta dye used in biology and textile staining since the 19th centuryPigment #E0B0FF Mauve A pale purple named after the mallow flower and once a fashion sensationNamed shade · 🇫🇷 France #1034A6 Egyptian blue A vivid blue pigment first made in ancient Egypt from copper, lime, and sandPigment · 🇪🇬 Egypt +5 Purple and violet Mauveine A purple dye first made by accident in 1856, launching the synthetic dye industryDye #007BA7 Cerulean A blue-green colour once made from cobalt stannate and linked with the skyNamed shade · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom #E97451 Sienna A reddish-brown earth pigment named after the city of Siena in ItalyPigment · 🇫🇷 France #FFA700 Chrome yellow A bright yellow pigment made from lead chromate, once popular in art and industryPigment #FADA5E Naples yellow A historic synthetic yellow pigment once prized by painters and pottersPigment · 🇪🇬 Egypt +1 #0033CC International Klein Blue A deep blue made famous by Yves Klein's art and a special synthetic binderNamed shade · 🇫🇷 France #2E5090 YInMn Blue A modern, stable blue pigment made from yttrium, indium and manganese oxidesPigment · 🇺🇸 United States +1 Red Abir A coloured powder used in Hindu rituals and the Holi festivalTraditional colour · 🇮🇳 India #E32636 Rose madder A traditional red pigment made from the roots of the madder plantPigment · 🇪🇬 Egypt +5 Blue Han purple and Han blue Ancient synthetic pigments of blue and purple, first made in early ChinaPigment · 🇨🇳 China White Lead white A dense, opaque white pigment once used in art, home, and cosmetics worldwidePigment · 🇨🇳 China +2 White Titanium dioxide A brilliant white pigment made from titanium, used in paints, food and sunscreenPigment · 🇨🇳 China +5 #E32600 Methyl orange An orange-red azo dye used as a pH indicator in chemistryDye Yellow Cadmium sulfide A bright yellow pigment and semiconductor compound made from cadmium and sulfurPigment Red Azo dye A large group of synthetic dyes with vivid reds, oranges, and yellowsDye #1C05B3 Trypan blue A synthetic blue azo dye used to stain dead cells in science and medicineDye Purple and violet Cobalt(II) phosphate A violet pigment and chemical compound used as cobalt violet in artPigment Yellow Strontium chromate A yellow pigment and corrosion inhibitor made from strontium and chromium compoundsPigment Red Cinquasia red A deep red pigment from the quinacridone family, valued for its durabilityPigment #000F89 Phthalo blue A strong, synthetic blue pigment made from copper phthalocyaninePigment · 🇩🇪 Germany +1 #E73501 Chrome orange A yellowish to deep orange pigment once prized by 19th-century paintersPigment Yellow Bismuth vanadate A strong yellow pigment made from bismuth and vanadium oxidesPigment Green Cobalt green A green pigment made by adding cobalt to other oxidesPigment Brown Haematin A dark bluish or brownish iron pigment formed by oxidising haemPigment Purple and violet Manganese violet A synthetic purple pigment once favoured by Impressionist paintersPigment #123524 Phthalo green A synthetic green pigment made from copper and chlorinated phthalocyaninePigment #CD5C5C Indian red A deep red pigment once sourced from Indian laterite soil, now made from iron oxidePigment · 🇮🇳 India #E32636 Alizarin crimson A deep red with blue undertones, once made from madder rootsNamed shade · 🇪🇬 Egypt #E9D66B Arylide yellow A family of semi-transparent yellow pigments used in art and industryPigment · 🇩🇪 Germany +1 Red Cerium(III) sulfide red A bright red pigment made from a rare earth sulfide compoundPigment Red Naphthol Red A synthetic red pigment widely used in car paints and art materialsPigment Orange Perinone A group of organic pigments with orange and red isomersPigment Red Alizarin Red S A synthetic red dye used to reveal calcium and minerals in scienceDye Yellow Pigment Yellow 13 A synthetic yellow pigment from the diarylide family used in printing inksPigment #EEE600 Titanium yellow A strong yellow pigment made from titanium, nickel, and antimony oxidesPigment Yellow Pigment Yellow 154 A synthetic yellow pigment valued for its high light and weather resistancePigment Yellow Pigment Yellow 97 A synthetic yellow pigment valued for its high fastness and stabilityPigment Yellow Pigment Yellow 74 A yellow-green azo pigment used in inks, paints, and tattoo coloursPigment · 🇮🇹 Italy

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