Of a deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye.

(idiomatic) Extravagant or flowery writing, especially in a literary work.

A wading bird, Ardea purpurea, having reddish-brown plumage and found throughout southern Europe and Asia.

A period of excellent performance where nearly everything seems to go right, contrasting with a lower general level of performance.

A semi-aquatic herbaceous plant, Lythrum salicaria, having long spikes of purple flowers, native to Eurasia, considered invasive in North America and New Zealand.

The early-purple orchid, Orchis mascula.

A pigment made from barium copper disilicate (“BaCuSi₂O₆”), the first artificial purple pigment, used by Chinese for over 2 millennia before dying out at the end of the Han dynasty.

A pigment made from barium copper disilicate (“BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₂”), used in ancient China.

Alternative form of bromocresol purple

violet noise