text: Dark lavender Displayed at right is the color dark lavender, a representation of the exact shade of lavender that is used in the central band of the bisexual pride flag (Pantone color #258--"Deep Lavender"). On the bisexual pride flag, this color is shown as being the combination of a deep tone of magenta darker than but similar to shocking pink, the color representing women, and royal azure (a medium dark shade of azure), the color representing men.  For the specifications of the color tones of the top and bottom color bands, see the image of the flag in the bisexual pride flag article.
  Halayà úbe
  Displayed at right is the rich dark lavender purple color halayà úbe, the color of the purple yam jam (halayà úbe) sold in Filipino grocery stores. The source of this color is the following website offering Filipino foods for sale (see under Halaya Ube):
  Old lavender
  The dark lavender gray color displayed at right is called old lavender. It is a dark grayish-violet.
  The first recorded use of old lavender as a color name in English was in the year 1924.
  In culture
  Fashion
  In the formal rules of mourning dress in Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian Britain, lavender was one of the few colors generally considered acceptable for women's clothing during the period of half-mourning, during which the bereaved was considered to still be in mourning and required to dress in sober, muted tones, but was not expected to wear the all-black garments of full mourning.
  Lavender roses are symbolic of "love at first sight".
  In 1995 actress Uma Thurman wore a notable lavender colored dress by Prada to the Academy Award ceremonies, where she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
  LGBT
  Lavender is a color that can represent the LGBT community.