# Do you know anyone with violet eyes? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 28, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076 "2008-03-28T18:27:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/21 "2008-03-31T14:59:41Z")
[QUOTE=cwthree] Is it possible that this reflects a regional usage/understanding of “violet?” When I was researching budgie colors, I found references to, and pictures of, birds with “violet” plumage. They all looked blue to me. Deeper blue than birds described as “blue,” but absolutely NOT the purplish shade that I would describe as “violet.” Similarly, I’ve seen pictures of people with “violet” eyes, but the eyes are always a color that I would consider blue. FWIW, Violet blossoms around here are almost always purple. Is there some geographic region in which Violet blossoms tend to be blue? [/QUOTE] Yeah I’m wondering the same thing. The two pics in the OP are just blue. I don’t see how anyone would say they are violet. 😕 (When I think of violet, that smiley comes close. Like this photo: [Violet](http://places.mongabay.com/thailand/violet_flower.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/22 "2008-03-31T15:01:38Z")
[QUOTE=cwthree] Is it possible that this reflects a regional usage/understanding of “violet?” When I was researching budgie colors, I found references to, and pictures of, birds with “violet” plumage. They all looked blue to me. Deeper blue than birds described as “blue,” but absolutely NOT the purplish shade that I would describe as “violet.” Similarly, I’ve seen pictures of people with “violet” eyes, but the eyes are always a color that I would consider blue. FWIW, Violet blossoms around here are almost always purple. Is there some geographic region in which Violet blossoms tend to be blue? [/QUOTE] I’ve seen them range from purple to blue to white and shades between these colors and striping or speckles. They also come in yellow with no blending to different shades. Google violets and see some of the variations. ---
**Author:** ![misling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@misling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misling)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/23 "2008-03-31T18:13:07Z")
Nearest I’ve seen is a friend with very light blue-grey eyes. If he wears purple his eyes reflect that color and appear violet. It’s a reflection though, not the actual eye color. They can also appear green or blue or grey, depending on the lighting and what he’s wearing. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/24 "2008-03-31T18:54:17Z")
Drizzt Do’Urden? ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/25 "2008-03-31T19:47:46Z")
Aqualad (now called Tempest) has purple eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Dumbguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/26 "2008-03-31T21:40:51Z")
[QUOTE=fisha] I know an electrician that has silver colored eyes. They look like mercury, like they are liquid, coolest eyes I have ever seen. [/QUOTE] I welcome our new Robot Overlords. If he asks, tell him I said that. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/27 "2008-03-31T22:05:00Z")
I’ve heard that Elizabeth Taylor has violet eyes. ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/28 "2008-03-31T22:18:37Z")
[QUOTE=Dumbguy] I welcome our new Robot Overlords. If he asks, tell him I said that. [/QUOTE] Oh, hell, no. You can tell him that, I’m not messing with robot overlords, they’re worse than zombies. Plus you’d think that they wouldn’t look like middle aged short electricians with a beer gut, would you? Part of their master plan, methinks. They are really cool though, hypnotizing. I’ll shoot the shit with him, just to see them. Oh, I just remembered-wasn’t there some older actress, I think she was a star as a kid in some horse movie, sorta famous but her name escapes me at the moment-didn’t she have violet colored eyes? Man, what was her name? It’s on the tip of my tongue. It’s gonna bug me until I remember. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/29 "2008-03-31T22:23:18Z")
[QUOTE=fisha] Oh, I just remembered-wasn’t there some older actress, I think she was a star as a kid in some horse movie, sorta famous but her name escapes me at the moment-didn’t she have violet colored eyes? Man, what was her name? It’s on the tip of my tongue. It’s gonna bug me until I remember. [/QUOTE] Sophia Loren?? Her eyes were more brownish though. I do think Elizabeth Taylor had violet eyes… ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/30 "2008-03-31T22:34:26Z")
[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright] Drizzt Do’Urden? [/QUOTE] “_Both_ hands!” Man it’s been along time. ---
**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/31 "2008-03-31T23:14:27Z")
[QUOTE=fisha] Oh, I just remembered-wasn’t there some older actress, I think she was a star as a kid in some horse movie, sorta famous but her name escapes me at the moment-didn’t she have violet colored eyes? Man, what was her name? It’s on the tip of my tongue. It’s gonna bug me until I remember. [/QUOTE] Elizabeth Taylor in _National Velvet_. ---
**Author:** ![Barrett\_Bonden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@Barrett\_Bonden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrett_Bonden)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/32 "2008-04-01T02:00:30Z")
[QUOTE=stretch] Elizabeth Taylor in _National Velvet_. [/QUOTE] Hey, didn’t she have violet eyes? ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/33 "2008-04-01T02:17:12Z")
Seriously people, this was a famous actress, I think she was married a couple of times, even had her own perfume, I can picture the perfume commercial in my head. Gambling, diamonds, something like that. Surely someone has an idea? ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/34 "2008-04-01T02:27:32Z")
[QUOTE=fisha] Seriously people, this was a famous actress, I think she was married a couple of times, even had her own perfume, I can picture the perfume commercial in my head. Gambling, diamonds, something like that. Surely someone has an idea? [/QUOTE] Liv Tyler? It was something like that … ---
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When I googled elizabeth taylor violet eyes, I got this image: [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/sugarpinkkisses/manyeyecolors.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/sugarpinkkisses/manyeyecolors.jpg) Looks blue to me. ---
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[This pic](http://www.starwarsautographcollecting.com/Autographs/OtherAutographs/ElizabethTaylor.jpg) makes Liz look like she has violet eyes. I’ve seen others too, but I can’t find them. My god, Elizabeth Taylor was a stunningly beautiful woman! ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/37 "2008-04-01T14:19:32Z")
I heard that she was the inspiration for the song Rio, by Duran Duran. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/38 "2008-04-01T14:21:52Z")
[QUOTE=fisha] Seriously people, this was a famous actress, I think she was married a couple of times, even had her own perfume, I can picture the perfume commercial in my head. Gambling, diamonds, something like that. Surely someone has an idea? [/QUOTE] Phyllis Diller? ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076/39 "2008-04-01T20:34:14Z")
[QUOTE=pravnik] Phyllis Diller? [/QUOTE] I do _not_ want to know what Phyllis Diller smells like. ---
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I knew someone in college whose eyes were - or looked - turquoise. She swore they were not colored contact lenses, and I never saw her looking any different (even in the mornings when she didn’t have makeup on - she lived in the same dorm with me). I have never seen eyes that color again, and am not entirely sure to this day if they were natural or not. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-with-violet-eyes/443076.md?page=3)