An ancient color called Tyrian purple was the most expensive dye and it was more valued than gold in Ancient Greece, Rome and Byzantium.

The world is awash with the color purple — lavender flowers, amethyst gemstones, plums, eggplants and purple emperor butterflies. But if you look closely at the visible-light portion of the ...

Purple or violet eyes are beautiful, enchanting and mystical. Elizabeth Taylor was famous for her violet eyes (which may have actually been blue, depending on the lighting and who you ask), and the ...

Often considered a color that’s intimidating or tricky to style, purple stages its comeback this season with a sense of ease—the key to making it work in your everyday wardrobe is to not treat as a ...

NEW YORK — "I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it,” Shug tells Celie in Alice Walker's “The Color Purple.” In nature, among the priestly ...

As temperatures rise, we're compelled to shed the bulkier all-black layers that carried us through winter to make space for a few brighter shades. It's only natural to be curious about effortless ways ...

It all comes down to the color wheel. Purple shampoo eliminates yellow tones in blonde hair by using violet pigments to neutralize brassiness. Blue shampoo is ideal for brunettes, neutralizing orange ...

NEW YORK (AP) — “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it,” Shug tells Celie in Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple.” Consider it a many-layered ...