This is an accepted version of this page The color Byzantium is a particular dark tone of purple.

It originates in modern times, and, despite its name, it should not 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.

The first recorded use of byzantine as a color name in English was in 1924.

[5] The color dark Byzantium is displayed at right.