February 2021 Updated February 2023
I’m not sure who decided which month should be associated with a colour – but February is widely linked with the colour Purple.
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Surprisingly, there are many shades that fall within the purple colour range. Here are just a few:
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The first of the colours in the picture above Tyrian, is actually the colour that started it all . It comes from the name of the Tyrian purple dye made from the mucus which is secreted by the spiny dye-murex snail. Originally, this dye came from the Phoenician trading city of Tyre, which is now in Lebanon. A large amount of the mucus yielded only a tiny amount of dye and therefore it was very expensive.
If you like a quiz or puzzle then you might like to take a look at our purple wordsearch. See how many purple shades you can spot…
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If you’d like to know more about purple and which colour works best for your skin tone…then you might like to take a look at our page here: Seasonal Colour Analysis 101.
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Updated February 2023