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The best Tony Awards red carpet looks gave us a much-appreciated burst of colour

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Danai Gurira attends the 73rd Annual Tony Awards
Danai Gurira attends the 73rd Annual Tony Awards

The 73rd Annual Tony Awards were held on Sunday night at Radio City Music Hall in New York. These awards honour the achievements of stars in Broadway theater, so it was without a doubt, a musical affair hosted by everyone's favourite Carpool Karaoke guy James Corden, and one that even had High School Musical alumni in attendance. 

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Not only was it all about music and theater, but this year, the Tonys swapped out their monochrome red carpet backdrop for a rainbow floral banner in support of Pride Month.

And whether it was coincidence or not, we couldn't help but notice that every colour on the spectrum was represented by some of the gowns celebrities strutted down the red carpet in. 

So let's take a look at the head-turning dresses that fit the ROYGBIV acronym:

Ravishing in Red

The best looks were served up in red. 

Laura Benanti 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 09: Laura Benanti attends the

Ruth Wilson

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 09: Ruth Wilson attends the 2

Billy Porter

The red carpet star the world deserves right now.

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 09: Billy Porter attends the

Oh-so-Orange

A pastel variation of this citrus colour, giving us more peach than orange, but worthy of applause regardless.

Courtney Quinn 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 09: Courtney Quinn attends th

And it was all yellow

Look how the stars shone for us - not in yellow per se, but in white gowns with golden touches.

Danai Gurira

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 09: Danai Gurira attends

Cynthia Erivo 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 09: Cynthia Erivo attends the

READ MORE: Danai Gurira: "Fashion is my learning art form"

Looking like money in green

When in doubt, go green.

Samira Wiley 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 09: Samira Wiley attends the

Anna Wintour

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 09: Anna Wintour attends the

Sing me the Blues

Schele Williams 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 09: Schele Williams attends t

Violet & co.

Pink and purple have always been a winning combo, so we squeezed Regina King's pastel pink Prada gown here.

Lucy Liu

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 09: Lucy Liu attends the 2019

Regina King 

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 09: Regina King attends the 2

All images: Getty

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