History Main / RainbowMotif

** Jaune Arc's surname comes from ''arc-en-ciel'', the French for "rainbow". His family's hand-me-down shield sports a styalised rainbow motif, and his combat outfit collects the colours of the rainbow as the show progresses. Jaune has seven sisters and a family photograph in Volume 6 reveals which rainbow colour each sibling represents. Jaune, as per the French origin of his name, represents yellow. The sister he is staying with is called Saphron (after the spice saffron) and she represents orange. The photograph reveals that the indigo colour is represented by a set of twins.

* Seeing as color motifs are pretty much universal in ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', there are several characters themed around rainbows.
** Neon Katt is a cat faunus who wears bright colors, leaves behind a rainbow trail as she rides on her roller skates, and has an ImageSong where she refers to herself as a "neon rainbow". She's also a walking ShoutOut to [[MemeticMutation Nyan Cat]].
** Ilia Amitola is a chameleon faunus who changes colors based on her emotions with a last name that means "rainbow" in Sioux. It also served as foreshadowing, since [[spoiler:rainbows are associated with the LGBT community and she is the show's first confirmed lesbian.]]
** It's suggested by a family photo that Jaune and his seven sisters each correspond to one of the seven colors of the rainbow, with two of them that appear to be twins covering indigo. Their last name is even Arc, as in arc-en-ciel (rainbow in French).

Indigo is generally considered the odd man out among the seven, due to it simply being a dark blue.[[note]]Around Newton's time, indigo was named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigo_dye an expensive yet fast-fading blue dye]] imported from India, and it was used for paints and textiles, most notably in denim, before the dye was replaced by the synthetic and permanent [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_blue Prussian blue]] in the 18th century and the more permanent Phthalocyanine blue in the 20th century.[[/note]] [[note]]There is evidence to suggest that Isaac Newton in fact considered the rainbow colours to be Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, ''Cyan, Blue'', Violet.[[/note]] If the creator needs a few more colors to round out the cast, '''black''' and '''white''' are common additions. Alternatively, some creators opt to branch out into the non-visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, such as infrared and ultraviolet. Curiously, cyan is missing, creating a conspicuous gap between the primaries green and blue. For printing inks and finer art, cyan, magenta[[note]]magenta is an odd color, since it is a combination of red and blue which are on opposite ends of the spectrum of visible light; due to the way the photoreceptors in your eye work, there's no pure spectral color that looks like magenta, so it doesn't appear in the rainbow[[/note]], and yellow are the primary colors, making orange yet another odd color out along the same lines as indigo[[note]]as both are neither primaries nor secondaries[[/note]] and making cyan's absence even more conspicuous.

** The Star Pieces in ''Videogame/SuperMarioRPG''.

** The first seven worlds of ''VideoGame/KirbyCanvasCurse'', with the sixth being called "Ultramarine" rather than Indigo. Also the first 7 worlds of ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure''. Complete with AddedAlliterativeAppeal.

'''Example:''' The SevenDeadlySins - Wrath, Gluttony, Greed, Envy, Sloth, Lust, Pride often go with red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple respectively.

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* ''Manga/Reborn2004'':

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* Each of the main characters in ''Film/SkyHigh2005'' is themed after the colors of the rainbow, as demonstrated by the colors they wear: Will is blue, Layla is green, Warren is red, Zach is yellow, Ethan is orange, Magenta is indigo, and Gwen is violet.

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''

*** The Rainbow spell give each of the seven colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet) a different magical effect (Bow/Arrow and Flagon/Potion options only).
*** 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).
** The following spells give each of the seven colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet) a different magical effect: Prismatic Spray, Prismatic Wall, Prismatic Sphere, Rainbow (Bow/Arrow option only).

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* 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.]]

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* Seeing as color motifs are pretty much universal in ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', there are several characters themed around rainbows.
** Neon Katt is a cat faunus who wears bright colors, leaves behind a rainbow trail as she rides on her roller skates, and has an ImageSong where she refers to herself as a "neon rainbow". She's also a walking ShoutOut to [[MemeticMutation Nyan Cat]].
** Ilia Amitola is a chameleon faunus who changes colors based on her emotions with a last name that means "rainbow" in Sioux. It also served as foreshadowing, since [[spoiler:rainbows are associated with the LGBT community and she is the show's first confirmed lesbian.]]
** It's suggested by a family photo that Jaune and his seven sisters each correspond to one of the seven colors of the rainbow, with two of them that appear to be twins covering indigo. Their last name is even Arc, as in arc-en-ciel (rainbow in French).

* ''TabletopGame/RuneQuest'' supplement ''Dorastor: Land of Doom''. The rainbow gorp can change from one color to another. Each color gives it a different Chaos Feature: red (increase Size by 11), orange ({{regeneration}} 1 HitPoint per round), yellow (12 points of skin armor), green ({{regeneration}} 6 {{Hit Point}}s per round), blue (turn into a harmless appearing pile of dust) and purple (absorb spells that cost up to two magic points).

* The titular character of ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor'' gains one in Season 3 after being empowered by [[MacGuffin Takaína]]. Meanwhile, [[spoiler:her FaceHeelTurn cousin also gains a thunderstorm motif after he also becomes empowered by Takaína]].

** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash'' has a very, ''very'' big color theme (hey, it's in the ''title''), so of course this trope would pop up. Prisma Foutain is adorned with six Big Paint Stars, one for each color of the Rainbow bar indigo. Every level in the game is associated with one of these color, each color having five levels. Indigo gets a level to its name (the Indigo Underground), but it's considered one of the five "blue" stages.

** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash'' has a very, ''very'' big color theme (hey, it's in the ''title''), so of course this trope would pop up. Prisma Foutain is adorned with six Big Paint Stars, one for each color of the Rainbow bar indigo. A every level in the game is associated with one of these color, each color having five levels. Indigo gets a level to its name (the Indigo Underground), but it's considered one of the five "blue" stages.

* The Abyss tracks of Music/SoundHorizon's ''Elysion'' are all color coded: Ark (purple), Baroque (blue), Yield (green), Sacrifice (orange) and Stardust(red).

* The ''Franchise/PrettySeries'' uses a rainbow interface to represent the seven clothing brands used in the games, and ''Pretty Rhythm'' was even nicknamed "Prism" for short. The series did not go full-force on this until ''My Deco Rainbow Wedding'', which emphasizes a rainbow theme. Following ''My Deco Rainbow Wedding'', ''Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'' makes rainbow motifs a big part of the series' theme, where each of the seven main girls represent a specific brand and color. ''Rainbow Live'''s direct spin-off, ''Anime/KingOfPrism'', also uses a rainbow motif, with each of the seven boys representing a color.

* ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'':

* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' has the recurring character Alice Margatroid, also [[BossSubtitles occasionally referred to as]] "The Seven-coloured Puppeteer".

* 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, et c. The overall commander is Colonel White, and for some reason, Green only merits the lower rank of Lieutenant.

* Judges Guild

** Module ''Trial By Fire''. If a Detect Magic spell is used in the room of the Fountain Oracle, the entire room will change to a different color every two seconds. The colors will be, in order: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. The room will then return to normal.

* 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.

Another way to think of this trope is ChromaticArrangement plus four extra colors. SuperTrope to RainbowsAndUnicorns. The rainbow flag is also the gay pride flag and has overall great significance to the LGBT+ community; for rainbows used in this context, see QueerColors.

Another way to think of this trope is ChromaticArrangement plus four extra colors. SuperTrope to RainbowsAndUnicorns.

Another way to think of this trope is ChromaticArrangement plus four extra colors.

Indigo is generally considered the odd man out among the seven, due to it simply being a dark blue.[[note]]Around Newton's time, indigo was named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigo_dye an expensive yet fugitive blue dye]] imported from India, and it was used for paints and textiles, most notably in denim, before the dye was replaced by the more permanent [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_blue Prussian blue]] in the 18th century.[[/note]] [[note]]There is evidence to suggest that Isaac Newton in fact considered the rainbow colours to be Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, ''Cyan, Blue'', Violet.[[/note]] If the creator needs a few more colors to round out the cast, '''black''' and '''white''' are common additions. Alternatively, some creators opt to branch out into the non-visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, such as infrared and ultraviolet. Curiously, cyan is missing, creating a conspicuous gap between the primaries green and blue. For printing inks and finer art, cyan, magenta[[note]]magenta is an odd color, since it is a combination of red and blue which are on opposite ends of the spectrum of visible light; due to the way the photoreceptors in your eye work, there's no pure spectral color that looks like magenta, so it doesn't appear in the rainbow[[/note]], and yellow are the primary colors, making orange yet another odd color out along the same lines as indigo[[note]]as both are neither primaries nor secondaries[[/note]] and making cyan's absence even more conspicuous.

* The seven daughters of Triton in ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' each have a different color tail. If we were to arrange them chromatically: Arista (red), Attina (orange), Adella (yellow), Ariel (green), Aquata (blue), Andrina (purple), Alana (pink).

* Russian superheroine Prezma ("Prism") from the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'' can split herself into seven color-coded duplicates, each one having a different set of light-related powers.

*** Issue #45 adventure "Prism Keep". The title castle has six large towers, each a different color: red, orange, yellow, blue, green and purple.