purpler

Increasingly grape-toned shade

Purpler is the comparative form of purple, used when comparing the intensity or quality of purple coloring between two things.

The sunset grew purpler as the light faded.

Her bruise looked purpler today than yesterday.

While more purple is often preferred in formal writing, purpler appears in casual speech and descriptive prose where a more direct comparison feels natural.

comparison

deeper

More extended inward

richerPossessing more wealth
darkerMore lacking in light
intenserIncreased in strength

vivider · bolder · stronger · redder · bluer · warmer · cooler

dyeing

overdyed

Tinted over existing hue

re-dippedSubmerged again in liquid
double-dyedCompletely and unchangeably so

bruising

angrier

Heightened state of fury

blackerMore deeply dark
puffierMore swollen or inflated
nastierMore unpleasant or malicious

uglier · worse · severer

prose

gaudier

More tastelessly showy

Opposites

color spectrum position

purpleryellower

Increased in golden hue

greener · oranger · warmer

color saturation/intensity

purplergrayer

Increased neutral tone

duller · paler · browner · blander · whiter

Phrases

dark purpleViolet with depth
purple riceDeeply pigmented cereal grain
Purple HeartMilitary wound decoration
purple flowersBlooms in violet hues
purple hazeViolet-tinted atmospheric conditions
The Color PurpleWalker's Pulitzer-winning novel

Family

purple, purples, purplish, purpling, purplest, purpleheart

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G