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TL;DR: The primary transition responsible for color is apparently the ${\pi{-}\pi}^*$ transition of the conjugated ketyl radical anion. This absorbs usually around the green to orange portions of the visible spectrum, leaving behind the purple-blue, and sometimes green color.
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According to Wikipedia/Benzophenone, the ketyl ...
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