The Verse - Volume 25
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Purple Particulars – Purple Psychology

Purple can really get in your head!

Purple has diverse meanings in psychology. It is a mixture of red and blue, and so is not properly either a warm or a cool color. It can be deep, soft, and atmospheric, as in fog. It can denote distance, such as purple mountains. It might indicate coolness and mistiness, in its very light shades, yet is also associated with darkness or shadow.

It can mean dignified, or regal, and has connotations of royalty, power, and richness, or when slightly silly, pompousness.

Purple can be mournful, mystic, and mysterious, mainly in its darker shades, associated with midnight, and magicians.

It can indicate someone is sensitive, spiritual, or intuitive.

As this is carried to extremes (and toward its reddish side), purple comes to mean passion, which is where purple with rage, and purple prose come in. Medically, it can indicate unhealthiness, such as a purple bruise, or purple shadows under the eyes.

Purple...it's many different things when it comes to your brain and body. From royalty to a punch in the eye, purple is one of the most diverse colors when it comes to describing you!