[Explanation of a color]

The Konkikyou, it is a dark blue purple tint, such as soaked with navy blue in color bellflower.
The dark blue in the lower dyeing, Purplish had not mowed using safflower or Suou on it staining.
Kikyou is also used as a modifier “Kikyou-Nando” such as “Kikyou-Murasaki”, “Beni-Kikyou” and “Kon-Kikyou” familiar to people of progeny in the color names used from the Heian period you.

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