Readers Respond: How Does the Color Purple Make You Feel?

Responses: 98

By Kendra Cherry, About.com Guide

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The color purple is quite simple and so comfortable. It always makes me feel different. Purple makes me feel confident and attractive.
—Guest maheen

Purple makes me feel like i am about to take off into some kind of abstract journey, I find it seductive and relaxing.
—Guest Byron

Royalty, wealth, wisdom, spirituality... wow. This is surely what I'm searching for! No coincidence if I've always LOVED purple then! But wait... am I searching for artificial too in my life? lol
—Guest Morgan

Purple is my favorite color. I really like it because it makes me feel real calm and relaxed. Especially when I am wearing it.
—Guest Purple567

Purple is my favorite color and always has been. I love it because it gives me a sense of something alien and beautiful inviting me on a strange journey. It seems to hold the power of the unknown and feeds the imagination. It's also both calming and energizing at the same time.
—Guest chromophilia

I love that some of the first dyes came from my favorite animal the snail. It is a rare and unique color in nature. I look good in it and it is soothing to me. It is a good accent color. I prefer eggplant and plum shades but I like most shades except for the typical "little girl's" purple shade you see paired with Barbie pink. Snail.
—Guest I am a snail

When I wear purple clothing, I feel I am in control of any situation I am in. I want to build mystery around my myself!
—Guest PURPLE!

It makes me feel very nice, calm and relaxed to just look at the color even for a moment. Soothing to eyes..
—Guest Relaxed!

It makes me in a happy and serene bedroom. And most of the girls love pink and purple. Even now I love to paint my bedroom purple.
—Guest happy!

Purple makes me feel calm and relaxed. Preferrably a lighter shade of purple. I think because it reminds me of the smell of lavender and the word zen.
—Guest Smileygirl102

Purple is a very annoying color. Not only is it an unpure color, but it is also cold. It reminds me snakes.
—Guest otexito

I believe purple allows a lot of emotions. At night, if purple is near you, it is known to give you nightmares. However, it is also the color of royalty and makes me feel like a princess. It is also know for February and reminds me of the calming days in the snow. I like to wear purple when I want to feel mysterious because the color is a mystery. It is also rare in the wild and makes me feel unique.
—Guest slizzy.eaton

Purple makes me feel very beautiful cause I know it suits me. It gives me this confidence in ways I cant explain. It makes me feel responsible, capable and up to what ever task. Its a very nice color.
—Guest Beatrice

Purple is my all time favorite color it symbolizes wealth, royality, and spirituality. I mostly like it because it is excotic as it is beautiful. It shows beautiful things which is sometimes unbelievable. And this color suits me so well when i was in proms, balls, and other special formal places which makes me greatful to be a girl. It also comforts me when i am sad and lonely and i think something magical is happening in the world that i always dream about. And i like the spesaz it adds to my other favorite colors in which purple is mixed together. and all of you already know what it is. if not it's red and blue. I also like the color because my favorite character Blaze th cat is wearing purple. it also makes the world pure to me.
—Guest Patricia

I think purple has a lot of feelings to it but the most powerful to me is mystery and suspense. It is a beautiful color and my favorite.
—Guest Taylor