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- Byzantium_(color) comment "The color byzantium, a dark tone of purple, is displayed at right. This particular tone of purple originates in modern times, and, despite its name, should by no means be confused with Tyrian purple (hue rendering), the color historically used by Roman and Byzantine emperors. The latter, often also referred to as "Tyrian red", is more reddish in hue, and is in fact often depicted as closer to crimson than purple.".