spectral color vs purple

purple vs spectral color

spectral color and purple both are nouns.

spectral color is not an adjective while purple is an adjective.

spectral color is not a verb while purple is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spectral color	Yes	No	No	No
purple	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, purple is a hyponym of spectral color; that is, purple is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spectral color:

spectral color: a color that has hue
purple: a color between red and blue

Other hyponyms of spectral color include red, redness, orange, orangeness, salmon, yellow, yellowness, blond, blonde, green, greenness, viridity, blue, blueness, purpleness, pink, brown, brownness, olive, pastel, complementary, complementary color.

spectral color (noun)	purple (noun)
a color that has hue	(Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes
	a color between red and blue
	(in ancient Rome) position of imperial status

spectral color (adjective)	purple (adjective)
	of a color intermediate between red and blue
	belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
	excessively elaborate or showily expressed

spectral color (verb)	purple (verb)
	color purple
	become purple

Difference between spectral color and purple

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