History Main / RainbowMotif

* ''TabletopGame/VillainsAndVigilantes'' adventure ''Assassin''. The ASA (American Security Agency) has a rank structure based on the color spectrum. It includes violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red, in order of increasing rank.

* In ''Series/CaptainScarletAndTheMysterons'', the Spectrum organisation is this trope: its field agents are all named, dressed in, and themed after, colours. There is the eponymous [[RedIsHeroic Captain Scarlet]], his adversary [[DarkIsEvil Captain Black]], and Captains Blue, Brown, Grey, etc. The overall commander is Colonel White, and for some reason, Green only merits the lower rank of Lieutenant (probably due to being the communications operator, who only rarely visits the field).

* In ''Series/CaptainScarletAndTheMysterons'', the Spectrum organisation is this trope: its field agents are all named, dressed in, and trhemed after, colours. There is the eponymous Captain Scarlet, his adversary Captain Black, and Captains Blue, Brown, etc. The overall commander is Colonel White, and for some reason, Green only merits the lower rank of Lieutenant.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' Raven has seriously repressed emotions (necessary because her powers stem from them and require tight control). In "Nevermore", where Beast Boy and Cyborg use a mirror to step inside of her mind, we see Raven's true colors... literally! Each side of her personality (even the parts she tries to hide normally) appears as an image of her but characterized by a different color. Although it is not ''just'' the seven colors of the rainbow, it does make sure to include them. Even the original Raven's cloak is an indigo!

** Guideline/"Official"/SRS colors: S = red, L = orange, O = yellow, S = green, I = cyan, J = blue, T = purple

* The emotional spectrum in ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'' associates each of the colors with a particular feeling. Red is rage, orange is avarice, yellow is fear, green is willpower/courage, blue is hope, indigo is compassion, and violet is love. (Admittedly, the "violet" faction, the Star Sapphires, are more pink in practice, but that's down to retconning old characters into a new concept.) Plus Black appropriately represents the absence of emotion and death, while White represents life (see ComicBook/BlackestNight and ComicBook/BrightestDay).

* The real name of ''ComicBook/TheFlash'' villain Rainbow Raider is Roy G. Bivolo, a reference to the mnemonic.
* ''ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders''. Halo's super powers each had their own color: heat blasts (red), force blasts (orange), bright light (yellow), a stasis beam (green), mirages (blue), a tractor beam (indigo), and violet (all of the other colors' powers at the same time).
* ''Detective Comics'' #241. Franchise/{{Batman}} wears a different colored uniform each night (red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet) as seen [[http://superdickery.com/images/stories/seduction/24038627564241.gif here]].
* ''ComicBook/{{Blackhawk}}'' #131. On the cover, a MadScientist is changing the Blackhawks' uniforms to all of the colors of the rainbow (red, yellow, green, blue and violet are shown).
* ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'' briefly had a rainbow motif going while [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} CM3]] and Flamebird were tied to the team, however this was diluted by the fact that the team was much bigger than just seven members. Empress(Violet), ComicBook/{{Superboy}}(Blue), [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} CM3]](Cyan), ComicBook/{{Robin|1993}}(Green), ComicBook/WonderGirl & ComicBook/TheRay(Yellow), Flamebird(Orange), ComicBook/{{Impulse}}(Red). Other characters on the team include Slobo(Black) and Secret(White/Grey).
* The colors tied to each of the ComicBook/{{Robin}}s combined with ComicBook/{{Batman}}'s indigo creates a subdued rainbow motif. '''[[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick]]''' is '''Blue'''[[note]]Exemplified by his Nightwing costumes, and copious amounts of blue civilian clothes.[[/note]], '''[[ComicBook/RedHood Jason]]''' is '''Red'''[[note]]Exemplified by his getting the red and black Robin costume in adaptations, adoption of the Red Hood name and occasional red hair.[[/note]], '''[[ComicBook/Robin1993 Tim]]''' was '''Green'''[[note]]Exemplified having more green on his costume than any other Robin, trading most of the yellow for black, and his text boxes being green in his early years.[[/note]], '''[[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Stephanie]]''' is '''Violet'''[[note]]Exemplified by her dedication wearing to purple, especially eggplant purple, across all her identities.[[/note]],'''[[ComicBook/RobinSonOfBatman Damian]]''' is '''Yellow'''[[note]]Exemplified by his costume having much more yellow than any Robin before, even adding a yellow hood and trim.[[/note]] and Carrie is Orange[[note]]Exemplified by her prominent block of orange hair.[[/note]]. Things got muddled by bringing Todd's uniform from the DCAU in for Tim and tying him to red, the Bat's costumes less and less frequently including blue, and adding Duke Thomas to the mix and tying him to yellow so the motif has been lost over the years.
* On the [[http://www.superdickery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/116_4_125.jpg cover]] of ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' #125, Superman demonstrates his new power, which involves sending out a spectrum of rainbow colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet) from his hands.
* The cover of ''ComicBook/MarvelsVoices: Pride'' sees [[ComicBook/PowerPack lesbian superheroine Julie Powers]] use her [[ColorfulContrails rainbow contrails]] to make something like a pride flag in the background.
* A cover released ahead of ''ComicBook/MarvelsVoices: Pride'' (2022) arranges the LGBT+ members of the ComicBook/YoungAvengers [[QueerColors in blocks that form a rainbow]]: America Chavez is red, Speed is orange, Prodigy is yellow, Loki is green, Wiccan is blue, and Hulkling is violet.

* The seven remaining Demiurges in ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'' are each associated with a colour of the rainbow, and [[SevenDeadlySins the deadly sin]] with which it is associated. These are Jagganoth (Wrath - Red), Mottom (Gluttony - Orange), Mammon (Greed - Yellow), Gog-Agog (Envy - Green), Jadis (Sloth - Blue), Solomon David (Pride - Purple) and Incubus (Lust - Pink) [[spoiler:[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers The sin of Lust is traditionally associated with Indigo]], ''not'' Pink, foreshadowing that Incubus is not a 'true' Demiurge -- the 'rightful' holder of his Key, [[RetiredMonster Maya]], wears Indigo.]]

*** The ''Chromatic Orb'' spell could create orbs of the following colors: Ruby (red), Flame (orange), Amber (yellow), Emerald (green), Turquoise (blue), Sapphire (indigo), and Amethyst (violet).