What is the traditional Japanese color "Hanamurasaki"?
Hanamurasaki is a color derived from a dyeing method that involves layering safflower over a flower color dyed with indigo. Hanairo is an abbreviation of Hanadairo, meaning a standard color. Hanamurasaki was created through a procedure that took into account the properties of the dyes. First, the fabric was dyed with indigo to the desired color, and then safflower was layered on top. This order is essential because safflower loses its pigment when placed in alkaline dyes like indigo. The brightness of the purple was finely adjusted by varying the amount of safflower layered.
Hanamurasaki = flower purple
During the Edo period, this color, dyed with indigo and safflower instead of the expensive gromwell root, was also called "fake purple" and was popular among fashionable townspeople. "Hanamurasaki" is pronounced "hanamurasaki."
DIC Traditional Japanese Colors: C70 M70 Y0 K25 / R57 G57 B191 / Hanamurasaki (Flower Purple)
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