What is "Honmurasaki," a traditional Japanese color...?
True purple is a vibrant purple color produced by dyeing with the roots of the purple gromwell plant (Murasaki), a member of the Boraginaceae family. Since ancient times, the color referred to by this dyeing method, and it was treated as a noble and special color. During the Edo period, the use of purple dye was restricted by the "Sumptuary Laws" that prohibited extravagance, and people began to enjoy "fake purple" (Nisemurasaki), a purple color dyed with "sappanwood" or "madder." On the other hand, the original purple dyed with purple gromwell was distinguished as "Edo purple" or "modern purple," and the name "true purple" came to mean "real purple."
True purple = honmurasaki
Purple root dyeing is a delicate technique that is difficult to perform, with the extraction and color development of the dye being particularly sensitive to temperature and water quality. Due to its rarity, it was once only permitted to be worn by people of high rank and was considered a "symbol of nobility." "Honmurasaki" is pronounced "honmurasaki."
DIC Traditional Japanese Colors: C55 M85 Y30 K27 / R84 G28 B130 / Honmurasaki (True Purple)
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