Colours of textiles and dress
Dyed, woven, printed and worn.
#FF0000
Red
A long wavelength of light linked to blood, luck, and revolution.Basic colour · 🇪🇬 Egypt +5
#000000
Black
The colour seen when no visible light is present or all light is absorbedBasic colour
#00FF00
Green
The spectral hue of living foliage, photosynthesis, and renewalBasic colour · 🇮🇪 Ireland +3
#0000FF
Blue
The spectral hue of clear daylight skies and deep waterBasic colour · 🇪🇬 Egypt +4
#FFFFFF
White
The lightest colour, seen in snow, milk and chalk, and opposite to blackBasic colour · 🇪🇬 Egypt +5
#808080
Grey
A neutral colour between black and white, seen in clouds, ash, and undyed woolBasic colour
#FF80C0
Pink
A light tint of red, named after the pink flower and used in art, fashion, and cultureBasic colour
#8000FF
Violet
A bluish-purple seen in both flowers and the light spectrumBasic colour
#800080
Purple
A cool colour between red and blue, long linked with royalty and rarityBasic colour · 🇱🇧 Lebanon +5
Blue
Blue
A colour long prized in art, faith and dress, from ancient Egypt to modern flagsBasic colour · 🇪🇬 Egypt +5
Red
Red红 / 紅 (hóng), Красный (Krasny)
A colour linked with luck, love, courage and ceremony in cultures worldwideBasic colour · 🇨🇳 China +5
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Violet: Gonzalo Devia, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Grey: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0, source
- Black: w:Harlan Kredit, Public domain, source
- Blue: Marie-Lan Nguyen, Public domain, source
- Green: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Purple: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pink: Gabriela Ruellan, CC0, source
- Red: Politikaner, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- White: Steve Snodgrass, CC BY 2.0, source
- Blue: NOAA-JMA, CC BY 4.0, source
- Red: Sander van der Wel, CC BY-SA 2.0, source