MATLAB: Is there a list of all color long names

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Information on Matlab's color specification describes 8 basic colors and states that, "… long names are character vectors that specify one of eight predefined colors." https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/colorspec.html

However, there are other long names available: lightblue, darkblue, darkgreen, purple, orange, gray, etc. Is there a comprehensive list of all available color names?

Edit: I am using the colors with Simulink, specifically to set the ForegroundColor and BackgroundColor parameters of blocks with set_param(). It is also possible to do this manually via the Context Menu, where some of the colors are listed. Purple and darkblue are not listed in the menu, but are valid colors:

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None of those other colors are accepted by MATLAB color specifications.

There are a number of lists. My favorite is https://blog.xkcd.com/2010/05/03/color-survey-results/ but see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors:_A%E2%80%93F

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https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/48155-convert-between-rgb-and-color-names

then simply create an array using those colors, and show that using image or imshow:

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>> A = reshape(rgb,1,1,3)
>> image(A)

Note that colornames supports many common color palettes, yet is very simple to use:

[clr,rgb] = colornames('HTML4','blue','red','teal','olive')
clr =
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    'Red'
    'Teal'
    'Olive'
rgb =
      0       0       1
      1       0       0
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      0.50196 0.50196 0

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