English–Spanish
“purple” in Spanish
How to say “purple” in Spanish
“Purple” in Spanish is violeta.
Pale bluish purple.
Example sentences with violeta
Compré unos zapatos violetas para la fiesta.
I bought some purple shoes for the party.
Tips for using violeta
- Speakers commonly reserve morado and púrpura for darker, redder purples, so violeta usually denotes a lighter, bluer purple and adding claro or oscuro clarifies the shade.
Other Spanish words for “purple”
La flor es púrpura.
The flower is purple.