Viridian
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#40826D
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(64, 130, 109)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(113°, 87%, 97%)
Source		Unsourced
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Viridian is a blue-green pigment, a hydrated chromium(III) oxide, of medium saturation and relatively dark in value. It is composed more of green than blue. Specifically, it is a dark shade of spring green, the color between green and cyan on the color wheel. Viridian takes its name from the Latin viridis, meaning "green".

The first recorded use of viridian as a color name in English was in the 1860s (exact year uncertain). ¹

Viridian in human culture

Although viridian is a less-used color name in English, it is used in a number of cultural references.

Comic Books

• Beast of the X-Men stated that soon the new X-Facility wouldn't just be green (eco-friendly), it would be "positively viridian".

Computers

• Viridian was chosen as the codename for Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor.

Environmental Design

• The viridian design movement is a popular design movement based on a bright green environmentalism philosophy.

Film

• Viridian (spelled Veridian, however) is a planetary system in the movie Star Trek Generations.
• In the film Beetlejuice, Otho recommends this color when he gives Delia advice on redecorating her new house, even noting the color's full chemical name: hydrated chromic oxide.

Lasers

• Viridian is the name of a brand of green laser sights manufactured by Laser Aiming Systems Corporation of Burnsville, Minnesota.²

Music

• Viridian is the name of the 2007 album released by the bluegrass music band The Greencards.
• Viridian is the name of the 7th track of progressive metal act Between the Buried and Me's critically acclaimed 2007 release, Colors. Singer/Keyboardist Tommy Rogers explains that this title was chosen because the band "felt it really fit the mood of the song."³
• Viridian is the name of an Australian 3 piece alternative rock band formed by Andrew "Tank" Girolamo, Zach Miraziz, and Mason Babbel. Their EP "Forever In A Day" is due out September 2009.

Television

• In the anime series Pokémon, Viridian is the name of one of the cities of Kanto.
• Viridian was the signature color of the world famous⁴ BBC Two identity from 1991 to 2001.

Video Games

• In the million-seller 6th Tomb Raider installment, Tomb Raider: Legend. Viridian is the color of a book used in the riddle/puzzle in the Croft Manor level. Lara Croft reads the tablet: "Within the Hall of Knowledge, Tomes of Cerulean, Topaz, Viridian, and Crimson in turn reveal their Arcanum."
• Viridian is used as the name of a city in Pokémon Red and Blue.
• A popular online game, the Viridian Room, is a classic escape-the-room adventure in the Crimson Room series.
• The RPG Knights of the Old Republic II allowed the player to create a lightsaber that was viridian in color; however, the game describes viridian as being a mix of green and silver, rather than of green and blue.
• The famous MMORPG Runescape features an armour called adamantite, which is colored viridian.

External links

• Information about the color viridian, its history, making of, and its chemistry

References