People use words differently. Indigo is somewhere below blue in the spectrum, and violet is below indigo. Some people call a mix of red and blue "violet" but th

People use words differently. Indigo is somewhere below blue in the spectrum, and violet is below indigo. Some people call a mix of red and blue "violet" but they should use the word purple instead. The French word "pourpre" is often used as a translation for purple, but actually refers to a color with more deep red mixed in.