purple and gold
Lakers' team colors
Purple and gold is a color combination associated with royalty, wealth, and prestige—purple historically required expensive dyes, while gold suggests treasure.
The pairing appears in university athletics (LSU, Washington), corporate branding, and ceremonial contexts.
The stadium was a sea of purple and gold.
In American football specifically, it often identifies Minnesota Vikings fans.
- violetSmall five-petaled wildflower
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
- amethystPurple semiprecious quartz
- royalOf monarchs
- regalOf or befitting royalty
majestic · crown · crown jewels · throne · velvet · velvet robe · satin · sunset · bruise · plum · treasure · luxury · Lakers · Mardi Gras · king cake · New Orleans · beads · carnival
- color pairingsblack and white, red and blue, pink and blue, blue and white, red and white
- School Colorscrimson, scarlet, navy blue, royal blue, maroon
- LakersKobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal
- LSULSU, Death Valley, Joe Burrow
purple and goldmuted tones
Colors desaturated toward gray
earth tones · neutral palette · greige · black and white · sepia tones
purple and goldsackcloth and ashes
Traditional mourning and penance symbols
plain and simple · unadorned · utilitarian · austere · drab
purple and goldgreen and white
Two colors together
green and gold · red and white · orange and blue · blue and orange · red and black
purple, gold, purples, purpling, purplish, golds, golden, gilded, gilding