Scientists discover the world's oldest colors
https://phys.org/news/2018-07-scientists-world-oldest.html
"The bright pink pigments are the molecular fossils of chlorophyll that were produced by ancient photosynthetic organisms inhabiting an ancient ocean that has long since vanished," said Dr. Gueneli from the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences.
The fossils range from blood red to deep purple in their concentrated form, and bright pink when diluted.