Question

Cactus Col

I was told recently that there are only 6 colours on the rainbow flag. As we all know there's 7 in an actual rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet)

Anybody know why there's a missing colour?

rsynnott

For a disappointingly prosaic reason: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_flag#Gay_pride

Cactus Col

cheers, should've thought of checking there!

Stark

Cactus Col wrote:

I was told recently that there are only 6 colours on the rainbow flag. As we all know there's 7 in an actual rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet)

Anybody know why there's a missing colour?

Because violet and indigo are basically just purple. Having them counted as 2 seperate colours in the rainbow was originally a fudge back in the days when 7 was considered a holy number. The idea of a rainbow having 7 colours in gradually declining in popularity, in favour of the more accurate 6 colours.

Hunter S

Stark wrote:

Because violet and indigo are basically just purple. Having them counted as 2 seperate colours in the rainbow was originally a fudge back in the days when 7 was considered a holy number. The idea of a rainbow having 7 colours in gradually declining in popularity, in favour of the more accurate 6 colours.

I heard it was declining in popularity casue everyone was getting the gay...

robo

Did nobody hear this little saying...

Ring Out Your Great Bells In Victory

Zillah

Roy G Biv?