reddish-violet

When cut open, corms of infected abaca exhibit reddish-violet color.

Chapter 7 1992

We perceive what are termed auroral plates of a purple or reddish-violet color, more or less extended, according as this species of veil, formed by icy particles, extends to a greater or less distance from the poles.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 26, December, 1859 Various

The whorled clusters of little, reddish-violet flowers form loose, interrupted spikes.

Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses M. G. Kains

Behind him and before him were mist-filled valleys and beyond other ranges of long hills, with reddish-violet patches of woodland, glowing faintly in the sunlight.

Three Soldiers John Dos Passos 1933

If the patient can open the mouth sufficiently to afford a view of the back of the throat (which, however, is seldom the case), the inflamed parts are seen to be of a dull reddish-violet colour.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893

The 1000-taka note is a blend of reddish-violet shades.

India eNews 2008