spectral colour vs purple

purple vs spectral colour

spectral colour and purple both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Difference between spectral colour and purple

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