purplish
Tending toward violet
Purplish describes something that has a purple tint or leans toward purple without being fully purple.
It's the go-to adjective when a color sits in the uncertain territory between purple and another hue: The bruise had turned a purplish yellow.
Like other -ish color words, purplish acknowledges that color perception is subjective and boundaries between hues are fuzzy.
Grayish pale violet
- amethystPurple semiprecious quartz
- orchidShowy tropical flower
- lilacPale purple hue
- plumSoft stone fruit
grape · mulberry · wine · eggplant · magenta · fuchsia · boysenberry · fig
Everlasting, purplish-red
- hyacinthFragrant spring bulb flower
- phloxPolemoniaceae genus, bright blooms
- staticePapery-petaled everlasting flower
- beautyberryOrnamental shrub, bright fruit
brinjal · wisteria · heather · thistle · iris · pansy · clematis · allium
mauve
Grayish pale violet
plum · grape · mulberry · wine · eggplant · magenta · fuchsia · boysenberry · fig · beetroot
amaranthine
Everlasting, purplish-red
- hyacinthFragrant spring bulb flower
- phloxPolemoniaceae genus, bright blooms
- staticePapery-petaled everlasting flower
beautyberry · brinjal · wisteria · heather · thistle · iris · pansy · clematis · allium · salvia
contusion
Tissue damage beneath skin
- hematomaBlood collected outside vessels
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
tenderness · injury · trauma · blotchy · mottled · healing · fading · yellowing · skin · mark
twilight
Light after sunset
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- gloamingPoetic term for dusk
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
evening · dusk · nightfall · dim · shadowy · horizon · afterglow · sky · clouds · haze
purplishyellowish
Tending toward gold
greenish-yellow · chartreuse · golden · yellowy · lime