ers ▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Al izar in ▁crim son ▁is ▁a ▁sh ade ▁of ▁red ▁that ▁is ▁bi ased ▁slightly ▁more ▁towards ▁pur ple ▁than ▁towards ▁orange ▁on ▁the ▁color ▁wheel ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁blue ▁undert one . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁organ ic ▁d ye ▁al izar in , ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁mad der ▁plant , ▁and ▁the ▁related ▁synth etic ▁lake ▁p ig ment ▁al izar in ▁crim son ▁( PR 8 3 ▁in ▁the ▁Color ▁Index ). ▁Al izar in ▁crim son ▁paint ▁was ▁frequently ▁used ▁on ▁Bob ▁Ross ' ▁TV ▁show , ▁The ▁Joy ▁of ▁P ain ting . ▁William ▁Henry ▁Per kin ▁had ▁co - dis cover ed ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁synth es ize ▁the ▁p ig ment ▁al izar in , ▁which ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁color ▁al izar in ▁crim son . ▁Its ▁consist ency ▁and ▁light fast ness ▁quickly ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁favour ite ▁red ▁p ig ment ▁for ▁artists . ▁ ▁Al izar in ▁crim son ▁can ▁create ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁rich , ▁permanent ▁pur ples ▁and ▁brow ns . ▁The ▁d ye ▁was ▁prom in ently ▁used ▁for ▁dying ▁clothes ▁and ▁traces ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁An cient ▁Egypt , ▁Pers ia ▁and ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁Pom pe ii . ▁By ▁the ▁sevent h ▁century ▁BC , ▁the ▁d ye ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁lake ▁p ig ment ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁across ▁Europe