Ultra Violet, an auspicious color in Chinese culture

The color, Ultra Violet, sounds like “super purple” in Chinese language. As the two colors are so similar, people often call violet as “purple”, as it looks like a color that is lighter than purple.

According to designer Bowen Li, violet is a “real” color that exists on the electromagnetic spectrum. Purple, on the other hand, is a perceived color from a mixture of blue and red.

However, no matter violet or purple, such shades are believed to be very honorable colors in traditional Chinese culture. It is believed the color is a symbol of nobility.

In ancient Chinese myths, especially those related to Taoism, fairies often dressed in purple. Uniforms for high-level officials were also purple in ancient China.