Colour Psychology

Purple is a beautiful color to enjoy and created from two wonderful colors themselves, blue and red. Often times purple is associated with luxury, power, wisdom, creativity, and magic. When you look at purple in a psychological manner, it is the color that balances red and blue. Red tends to bring intensity and energy to the color, while blue brings relaxation and stability, together they make the brilliant color of purple which is the perfect balance of the two. Light purple has a feminine energy, bright purple is linked with richness and royalty, and dark purple can be associated with sadness and frustration. Physically, purple can have calming effects over the mind and nerves, it can be uplifting and can trigger creativity. So, from these points of view, you can have purple in any room of your house. It is the color of imagination and spirituality.

If you are a Christian, you should know that purple is the color of pride, Catholic priests being the ones wearing clothing with this color. In the Chakra colors, purple is the Crown Chakra. It means it governess the mind, the nervous system, and brain.

Nature doesn’t have so many purple representatives, flowers bearing this color are scarce, being considered rare and delicate. The color also means passion, vitality, and fulfillment.