"Purple" - from the Latin 'purpura' is: 1) expensive antique dye extracted from the purple snail; 2) fabric dyed with this paint. Purple paint was produced in ancient Phoenician cities and was very expensive. To produce only one gram of natural dye, ten thousand shellfish had to be processed. At the cost of purple dye could be compared with gold. For this reason, "Purple" was associated with wealth. And in Ancient Rome only the Emperor could wear purple clothes. To purple shades include a range of colors obtained by mixing red with blue or purple. According to the psychology of color, red is associated with love, blue – with wisdom. And purple is the balance of love and wisdom. In the palette of decorative plaster "Purple" is represented by a warm red-purple hue. For lighter shades plaster can be mixed with white.
