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'''Violet''' was a shade of [[purple]]. It was situated on one end of the [[visible spectrum]] before [[Indigo (colour)|indigo]] and [[blue]]. ([[TV]]: | '''Violet''' was a shade of [[purple]]. It was situated on one end of the [[visible spectrum]] before [[Indigo (colour)|indigo]] and [[blue]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Sky (TV story)}}) | ||
Violet was close to a blue colour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|First Frontier (novel)}}) It could be a paint. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Ghost Device (novel)}}) | |||
[[ | The [[time vortex]] had violet depths. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}) | ||
[[ | [[Ace]] likened fitting into a temporal period as getting rid of all colours except [[yellow]], and then lamented wanting interesting colours like "velociraptor violet" or "[[Mondasian]] silver". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|A Death in the Family (audio story)}}) | ||
[[ | In [[1976]] UNIT "violet" was a code word for an agent working under cover, and "[[lilac]]" was the instruction to break that cover, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|No Future (novel)}}) | ||
[[Mandragora Helix]] energy had a violet colour to it in [[2009]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Beautiful Chaos (novel)}}) | |||
==Astronomical objects== | |||
On the surface of [[Quiescia]] the rocks were tinted violet by the red giant sun nearby. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien Bodies (novel)}}) | |||
The [[ | The sky on [[Valdamar IV]] was violet. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Nettles (short story)}}) | ||
[[ | [[Iglasia]] had twin violet moons which lent the planet a surreal [[lavender (colour)|lavender]] in twilight. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Prime Five (novel)}}) | ||
On [[Eskon (planet)|Eskon]] as the sun set, rendered the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s normally water-blue eyes violet. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Coldheart (novel)}}) | |||
Following taking control of [[Ruath's TARDIS]] the [[Fifth Doctor]] took it and the vampires within the TARDIS to a planet with a short day-night cycle. The daylight had diffused violet light through it. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Goth Opera (novel)}}) | |||
[[ | [[Alrakis]] orbited the star [[Iota Ophiuchi]] and from space looked violet, due to its atmosphere. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|...And Eternity in an Hour (short story)}}) | ||
[[ | When [[Mars]] had a colony, it had the appearance of a violet rim in the sky. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dust (short story)}}) In [[2109]] it had violet skies . ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Transit (novel)}}) It still had a violet sky in [[2595]] following further terraforming. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Beige Planet Mars (novel)}}) | ||
[[ | [[Belial (moon)|Belial]] in the [[2150s]] had a violet sky. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lucifer Rising (novel)}}) | ||
[[ | [[Jaiwan]] in [[2562]] had a violet sky. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Genius Loci (novel)}}) | ||
[[ | [[Zamper]] in the [[60th century]] had fluffy violet cumulonimbus clouds. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Zamper (novel)}}) | ||
== | ==Biology== | ||
[[File:Haxtl.png|thumb|Lord [[Haxtl]] Supreme Lizard of the [[Saurian (Lords of the Galaxy)|Saurian]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lords of the Galaxy (short story)}})]] | |||
When the [[ghifghoni]] on [[Venus]], [[Distant past|circa 3,000,000,000 BC]] preened their rotor membranes, their skins glinted blue and violet. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Venusian Lullaby (novel)}}) | |||
[[ | In [[2009]], [[apple]]s in [[Cousins (The End of the Rainbow)|Mr. Cousins]]' [[Grocery store|greengrocers]] were turned violet by a [[Filbik colour coder|broken Filbik device]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The End of the Rainbow (short story)|The End of the Rainbow]]'') | ||
On [[Hyspero]] there were over-large mosquitoes with violet wings. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Scarlet Empress (novel)}}) | |||
[[The Unnoticed]] were flushed with violet colour, and through myriad shades of [[blue]] and violet. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the Still (novel)}}) | |||
Certain shades of violet could be engineered to be non-threatening. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Wrong Doctors (audio story)}}) | |||
[[Saurian (Lords of the Galaxy)|Saurian]] had huge lidless violet eyes. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lords of the Galaxy (short story)}}) | |||
[[Jeillo]]s, when tanning in the sun, their skin went from [[indigo]] to violet. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Beyond the Sun (novel)}}) | |||
[[Delcorii]] an [[Alpha Centauran]] had a violet eye. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Ghost Devices (novel)}}) | |||
==Clothing== | |||
In [[1764]] [[Sarah Jane Smith]] wore a violet ballgown. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Old Flames (short story)}}) | |||
The ceremonial armour of a Supreme Grand Marshal [[Ice Warrior]] was ornate; a light purple inset with gold; centred on the chest was an embossed representation of the [[Martian Sphinx]]; the shoulders of the body armour were distinguished by two sets of three gold arches, and a third set of arches graced the metallic violet and gold helmet. It was finished off with a voluminous cloak, so dark a purple that it was almost black. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|GodEngine (novel)}}) | |||
==Individuals== | |||
[[Dorabella]] was someone that [[Edwin Bracewell]] had an attraction to, she had blue, almost violet eyes. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Victory of the Daleks (TV story)}}) | |||
[[Swan Acree]] had violet eyes. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The City of the Dead (novel)}} | |||
[[Griffin (Unnatural History)|Griffin, the Unnaturalist]] in [[2002]] took from the [[Eighth Doctor]] all the colours of violet: "Indigo, violet, all the shades of ultraviolet", but he later got them back. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Unnatural History (novel)}}) | |||
==Locations== | |||
[[File:VengeanceVaros1-Purple Zone.jpeg|thumb|[[Sixth Doctor]], [[Peri Brown]], [[Jondar]] and [[Areta]] in the Purple Zone. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Vengeance on Varos (TV story)}})]] | |||
On Earth in [[Haiti]] in [[1915]] the shift from twilight to night brought a violet coloured sky. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|White Darkness (novel)}}) | |||
The Purple Zone within the [[Punishment Dome]] on [[Varos]] in the late [[23rd century]] had an atmosphere with a tinge of [[crimson]] and violet. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Vengeance on Varos (novelisation)}}) | |||
Some of the water within [[The Artifact]], circa [[2515]] had a bioluminescence with a deep electric violet shot through with [[gold]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Parasite (novel)}}) | |||
[[The Maelstrom]] was partially violet. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Enter Wildthyme (novel)|Enter Wildthyme]]'') | [[The Maelstrom]] was partially violet. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Enter Wildthyme (novel)|Enter Wildthyme]]'') | ||
==Technology== | |||
[[File:RuntheGauntlet-Violet beam.jpeg|thumb|[[Valgar]] operating the beam-projector. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Run the Gauntlet (short story)}})]] | |||
[[The Master (First Frontier)|The Master]]'s [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]] beam was violet when he used it in [[2010]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Happy Endings (novel)}}) | |||
One of the weapons testing rooms in the [[Cybermen]]'s tomb on [[Telos]] encountered by [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Peter Haydon]] in the [[26th century]] which flashed several colours at them including; [[crimson]], [[rose (colour)|rose]], [[scarlet]], [[vermilion]], [[orange (colour)|orange]], [[yellow]], [[green]], [[blue]], [[royal blue]], [[ultramarine]], violet and [[purple]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen (novelisation)}}) | |||
On [[Wengrol]] the [[First Doctor]] was scanned with a deep violet beam, with an eldritch glow. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sons of the Crab (short story)}}) | |||
The inhabitants of the [[City of Menrox]] had a beam-projector device that fired a deep violet beam which could identify if people were robots or [[Jaiboh]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Run the Gauntlet (short story)}}) | |||
[[Gravity beam]]s were violet coloured in [[2975]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Original Sin (novel)}}) | |||
[[Category:Colours from the real world]] | [[Category:Colours from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Purple]] | [[Category:Purple]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:07, 10 October 2024
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Violet (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
Violet was a shade of purple. It was situated on one end of the visible spectrum before indigo and blue. (TV: Sky [+]Loading...["Sky (TV story)"])
Violet was close to a blue colour. (PROSE: First Frontier [+]Loading...["First Frontier (novel)"]) It could be a paint. (PROSE: Ghost Device [+]Loading...["Ghost Device (novel)"])
The time vortex had violet depths. (PROSE: The Shadows of Avalon [+]Loading...["The Shadows of Avalon (novel)"])
Ace likened fitting into a temporal period as getting rid of all colours except yellow, and then lamented wanting interesting colours like "velociraptor violet" or "Mondasian silver". (AUDIO: A Death in the Family [+]Loading...["A Death in the Family (audio story)"])
In 1976 UNIT "violet" was a code word for an agent working under cover, and "lilac" was the instruction to break that cover, (PROSE: No Future [+]Loading...["No Future (novel)"])
Mandragora Helix energy had a violet colour to it in 2009. (PROSE: Beautiful Chaos [+]Loading...["Beautiful Chaos (novel)"])
Astronomical objects[[edit] | [edit source]]
On the surface of Quiescia the rocks were tinted violet by the red giant sun nearby. (PROSE: Alien Bodies [+]Loading...["Alien Bodies (novel)"])
The sky on Valdamar IV was violet. (PROSE: Nettles [+]Loading...["Nettles (short story)"])
Iglasia had twin violet moons which lent the planet a surreal lavender in twilight. (PROSE: Prime Five [+]Loading...["Prime Five (novel)"])
On Eskon as the sun set, rendered the Eighth Doctor's normally water-blue eyes violet. (PROSE: Coldheart [+]Loading...["Coldheart (novel)"])
Following taking control of Ruath's TARDIS the Fifth Doctor took it and the vampires within the TARDIS to a planet with a short day-night cycle. The daylight had diffused violet light through it. (PROSE: Goth Opera [+]Loading...["Goth Opera (novel)"])
Alrakis orbited the star Iota Ophiuchi and from space looked violet, due to its atmosphere. (PROSE: ...And Eternity in an Hour [+]Loading...["...And Eternity in an Hour (short story)"])
When Mars had a colony, it had the appearance of a violet rim in the sky. (PROSE: Dust [+]Loading...["Dust (short story)"]) In 2109 it had violet skies . (PROSE: Transit [+]Loading...["Transit (novel)"]) It still had a violet sky in 2595 following further terraforming. (PROSE: Beige Planet Mars [+]Loading...["Beige Planet Mars (novel)"])
Belial in the 2150s had a violet sky. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising [+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"])
Jaiwan in 2562 had a violet sky. (PROSE: Genius Loci [+]Loading...["Genius Loci (novel)"])
Zamper in the 60th century had fluffy violet cumulonimbus clouds. (PROSE: Zamper [+]Loading...["Zamper (novel)"])
Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]
When the ghifghoni on Venus, circa 3,000,000,000 BC preened their rotor membranes, their skins glinted blue and violet. (PROSE: Venusian Lullaby [+]Loading...["Venusian Lullaby (novel)"])
In 2009, apples in Mr. Cousins' greengrocers were turned violet by a broken Filbik device. (PROSE: The End of the Rainbow)
On Hyspero there were over-large mosquitoes with violet wings. (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress [+]Loading...["The Scarlet Empress (novel)"])
The Unnoticed were flushed with violet colour, and through myriad shades of blue and violet. (PROSE: The Book of the Still [+]Loading...["The Book of the Still (novel)"])
Certain shades of violet could be engineered to be non-threatening. (AUDIO: The Wrong Doctors [+]Loading...["The Wrong Doctors (audio story)"])
Saurian had huge lidless violet eyes. (PROSE: Lords of the Galaxy [+]Loading...["Lords of the Galaxy (short story)"])
Jeillos, when tanning in the sun, their skin went from indigo to violet. (PROSE: Beyond the Sun [+]Loading...["Beyond the Sun (novel)"])
Delcorii an Alpha Centauran had a violet eye. (PROSE: Ghost Devices [+]Loading...["Ghost Devices (novel)"])
Clothing[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1764 Sarah Jane Smith wore a violet ballgown. (PROSE: Old Flames [+]Loading...["Old Flames (short story)"])
The ceremonial armour of a Supreme Grand Marshal Ice Warrior was ornate; a light purple inset with gold; centred on the chest was an embossed representation of the Martian Sphinx; the shoulders of the body armour were distinguished by two sets of three gold arches, and a third set of arches graced the metallic violet and gold helmet. It was finished off with a voluminous cloak, so dark a purple that it was almost black. (PROSE: GodEngine [+]Loading...["GodEngine (novel)"])
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
Dorabella was someone that Edwin Bracewell had an attraction to, she had blue, almost violet eyes. (TV: Victory of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Victory of the Daleks (TV story)"])
Swan Acree had violet eyes. (PROSE: The City of the Dead [+]Loading...["The City of the Dead (novel)"]
Griffin, the Unnaturalist in 2002 took from the Eighth Doctor all the colours of violet: "Indigo, violet, all the shades of ultraviolet", but he later got them back. (PROSE: Unnatural History [+]Loading...["Unnatural History (novel)"])
Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
On Earth in Haiti in 1915 the shift from twilight to night brought a violet coloured sky. (PROSE: White Darkness [+]Loading...["White Darkness (novel)"])
The Purple Zone within the Punishment Dome on Varos in the late 23rd century had an atmosphere with a tinge of crimson and violet. (PROSE: Vengeance on Varos [+]Loading...["Vengeance on Varos (novelisation)"])
Some of the water within The Artifact, circa 2515 had a bioluminescence with a deep electric violet shot through with gold. (PROSE: Parasite [+]Loading...["Parasite (novel)"])
The Maelstrom was partially violet. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme)
Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Master's Tissue Compression Eliminator beam was violet when he used it in 2010 (PROSE: Happy Endings [+]Loading...["Happy Endings (novel)"])
One of the weapons testing rooms in the Cybermen's tomb on Telos encountered by Jamie McCrimmon and Peter Haydon in the 26th century which flashed several colours at them including; crimson, rose, scarlet, vermilion, orange, yellow, green, blue, royal blue, ultramarine, violet and purple. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen (novelisation)"])
On Wengrol the First Doctor was scanned with a deep violet beam, with an eldritch glow. (PROSE: The Sons of the Crab [+]Loading...["The Sons of the Crab (short story)"])
The inhabitants of the City of Menrox had a beam-projector device that fired a deep violet beam which could identify if people were robots or Jaibohs. (PROSE: Run the Gauntlet [+]Loading...["Run the Gauntlet (short story)"])
Gravity beams were violet coloured in 2975. (PROSE: Original Sin [+]Loading...["Original Sin (novel)"])
