I don't know in German,
but in Spanish and in Catalan, violeta (Violett), lila and púrpura/porpra (Purpur, the cognate with the English purple) are three different colours (plus other as malva, for example). They are in the same spectrum because include red and blue, but the amounts differ.
Lumia
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Messages

Help with Lilla  ·  Gwen  ·  6/7/2008, 6:44 AM
Re: Help with Lilla  ·  Cleveland Kent Evans  ·  6/7/2008, 3:28 PM
Re: Help with Lilla  ·  Doesra  ·  6/7/2008, 11:10 PM
Re: Purple  ·  Anneza  ·  6/8/2008, 10:42 PM
Re: Purple  ·  Doesra  ·  6/9/2008, 1:25 AM
I don't know in German,  ·  Lumia  ·  6/9/2008, 2:22 AM
Re: I don't know in German,  ·  Rene  ·  6/11/2008, 11:50 PM
Thank you, Rene  ·  Lumia  ·  6/12/2008, 10:54 PM
Re: I don't know in German,  ·  Doesra  ·  6/9/2008, 2:40 AM
Re: I don't know in German,  ·  Doesra  ·  6/9/2008, 2:43 AM
Re: I don't know in German,  ·  Doesra  ·  6/9/2008, 3:15 AM