Aubergine
- HEX
- #3D0734
- RGB
- 61 7 52
- HSL
- 310° 79% 13%
- CMYK
- 0 89 15 76
Aubergine or Byzantium?
Much darker than byzantium, almost black.
Language
Aubergine came to English through French from Catalan alberginia, from Arabic badhinjan, Persian badingan and Sanskrit vatingana, with roots in the Dravidian languages of south India. Americans say eggplant, a name first recorded in 1763 for white varieties shaped like hen's eggs.
Kin
- White: The first 'eggplants' in English were white, egg-shaped fruits
- Plum: Another dark purple from the kitchen
Sources
- Wikipedia, 'Eggplant' (etymology; 'eggplant' 1763)
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