aster purple

noun

: a deep purplish red that is bluer and deeper than American beauty, redder and duller than magenta (see magenta sense 2a), and bluer and less strong than hollyhock

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“Aster purple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aster%20purple. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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