Amaranth purple

Amaranth is a red ish-rose color that is a representation of the color of the flower of the amaranth plant.

This box shows the color Amaranth purple.

Etymology

• Comes from the Greek a (not) + marainean (to waste away), i.e., a flower believed to grow on Mount Olympus which never died.

Color codes

• In hex:#E52B50

Types of amaranth

Amaranth pink

Amaranth pink
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#F19CBB
Source	Maerz and Paul[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate purplish pink

The color amaranth pink is shown. This color is the color of pink amaranth flowers.^[2]

The first use of amaranth pink as a color name in English was in 1905.^[3]

Radical red (bright amaranth pink)

Radical red
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FF355E
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red

The Crayola crayon color radical red is shown at right.

The color radical red, which is also called bright amaranth pink was made by Crayola in 1990.

This color is fluorescent, but there is no way to show fluorescence on a computer screen.

Amaranth purple

Amaranth purple
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#AB274F
Source	Maerz and Paul[4]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red

The color amaranth purple is shown. This color is what color purple amaranth are.^[5]

Amaranth deep purple

Amaranth (M&P)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#9F2B68
Source	Maerz and Paul[6]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep purplish red

Amaranth deep purple is a type of amaranth.

Alizarin

Alizarin
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DB2D43
Source	Maerz and Paul [7]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant amaranth

Alizarin is a type of amaranth.

Related pages

• Pink
• Red
• Cerise (color)

References

1. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930--McGraw Hill Page 189; Color Sample of Amaranth Pink: Page 121 Plate 49 Color Sample D8
2. "Picture of amaranth pink colored amaranth flowers (labeled as "pink")". Archived from the original on 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
3. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930--McGraw Hill Page 189; Color Sample of Amaranth Pink: Page 121 Plate 49 Color Sample D8
4. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called amaranth purple in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color amaranth purple is displayed on page 129, Plate 53, Color Sample L3.
5. "Picture of amaranth purple colored amaranth flowers". Archived from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
6. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called amaranth in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color amaranth is displayed on page 111, Plate 44, Color Sample L8.
7. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called alizarin in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color alizarin is displayed on page 132, Plate 68, Color Sample L6.