dark purple

Eggplant skin shade

Dark purple is purple with reduced brightness—closer to black than lavender or violet.

The color suggests richness, mystery, or royalty: dark purple velvet curtains, a dark purple bruise.

In contexts ranging from fashion to web design, dark purple offers depth without the starkness of black.

Related

amethyst · magenta · indigo · bruise · red wine · wine · royal · velvet · velvet curtain · deep · rich · nightshade · mulberry · regal · shadow · night sky · twilight · berry

Categories
Opposites
lightness/brightness within purple

dark purplelavender

Fragrant herb, pale violet

light purple · lilac · pale violet · pale lavender · pastel purple

brightness/luminosity

dark purplewhite

Absence of pigment

bright white · pale · light · luminous

hue contrast

dark purplebright yellow

Intense sunny hue

chartreuse · lime green · yellow-green · gold · amber

Family

dark, purple, darker, darkest, darkly, darkness, darken, darkened, darkening

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G