text: This tone of lavender would be the approximate color resulting from a mix of 50% violet paint and 50% white paint.
  This tone of lavender may be regarded as actual lavender and the other tones displayed in this article can be regarded as all variations on this shade.
  This lavender also closely matches the color given as lavender in a basic purple color chart.
  Amethyst
  The color amethyst is a moderate, transparent violet. Its name is derived from the stone amethyst, a form of quartz. Amethyst is the birthstone for those born in February.
  The first recorded use of amethyst as a color name in English was in 1572.
  Though the color of natural amethyst varies from purple to yellow, the amethyst color referred to here is the moderate purple color most commonly associated with amethyst stones. There is disagreement as to the cause of the purple color of the amethyst stone. Some believe that the color is due to the presence of manganese, while others have suggested that the amethyst color could be from ferric thiocyanate or sulfur found in amethyst stones.
  Lavender indigo
  The color lavender indigo is displayed at right.
  Lavender indigo is a shade of lavender that is similar to the color blue-violet, a shade of indigo.
  Deep lavender (web color medium purple)