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royal purple

American  

noun

  1. a deep bluish purple.


royal purple British  

noun

    1. a deep reddish-purple colour, sometimes approaching a strong violet

    2. ( as adjective )

      a royal-purple dress

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Etymology

Origin of royal purple

First recorded in 1655–65

Example Sentences

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In the royal purple hallways, closer to the Front Man’s quarters, Gi-hun and Jung-bae have also run out of ammunition.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024

Hundreds of county workers clad in royal purple shirts flooded onto Temple Street on Tuesday for the announcement, ringing cow bells and swaying to Pitbull’s “I Believe That We Will Win.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024

Both used the same vast, medieval Westminster Hall with the coffin resting on a royal purple platform in the middle.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2022

Everyone was taken aback by the gleaming royal purple fabric, and how it caught the light with white, peach blossoms hand-embroidered with silver thread.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2022

Onlookers watched in amazement as Cleopatra’s gilded barge approached the harbor with its royal purple sails unfurled.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby