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DictionarypurpleColor between red and blue
noun / adjective / verb

purple

PUR-puhl/ˈpɜːrpl/

A hue combining red and blue.

The folded cloth and iris share a rich purple hue.

Folded purple cloth and a purple iris emphasize true red-blue purple hue.
Etymology
purpleGreekpurple dye; murex shellfish

Greek porphyra originally named the shellfish that supplied purple dye, then the dye and its color. The English color name came to cover the range between red and blue, rather than one particular dye shade.

In context

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add a little more white and that would bring together the purple and pink elements so purple is blue and red and pink is white and red
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More examples

  • Mix red and blue paint to make purple.
  • The berries purple as they ripen.
  • Both Republicans and Democrats have strong support in this purple state.

Forms

purple · purples · purpled · purpling · purpler · purplest

purplish adjective — Somewhat purple or close to purple.

Similar words

violet
Usually a bluer shade within the purple color range.
lavender
A pale purple, rather than a dark or vivid shade.
magenta
A vivid reddish purple, closer to pink than blue.