History Main / GraceFulLadiesLikePurple

* Celia in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' is a slim, purple monster, and arguably the most feminine one in Monstropolis.

** In ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', Queen Elsa wears a purple [[PimpedOutCape cape]] as part of her [[AwesomeMomentOfCrowning coronation]] [[RequisiteRoyalRegalia regalia]]. Her sister Anna ends up wearing a magenta cape for most of the story. Their mother Iduna wears an amethyst-purple coloured dress.

* ''ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'': The second Hawkeye, [[Characters/HawkeyeKateBishop Kate Bishop]], is a LadyOfWar who combines mad fighting and archery skills with [[GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak frequently donning dresses]], and all of her hero costumes are purple.

* ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'': ComicBook/{{Starfire}} is a beautiful alien princess who wears purple outfits.

* ''Anime/IsabelleOfParis'': Geneviève is the daughter of the Laustins, a family of wealthy Parisian Bourgeoisie land owners. Her parents constantly praise her and want her to pursue an ArrangedMarriage with Captain Victor. Isabelle feels inferior to her because she's TheAce and AlwaysSomeoneBetter, and in the first episode turns into a major [[TheKlutz klutz]] while trying to show off to Geneviève. Geneviève has lavender-violet hair and primarily wears dark purple clothing.

* In the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series, women only seem to wear purple for formal occasions. The colour lavender is always the specific shade. Madam Maxime typically wears black but wears a flowing gown of lavender silk for the Yule Ball. Additionally, Hermione wears lavender for Bill and Fleur's wedding. It's presented as a SheCleansUpNicely moment too. There's also a pretty girl character [[MeaningfulName named]] Lavender Brown, although she's a SmittenTeenageGirl and TheDitz rather than a graceful lady.
* A minor subplot in Gary Jennings Literature/{{Aztec}}. When Mixtli meets Zyanya and Beu Ribe, they are wearing blouses decorated with a "rich and permanent purple" dye. At that point, Mixtli explains that purple had been harvested from insects that lived on a certain crop and it could only be harvested once a year (and faded after numerous washings). Their [[DisappearedDad father]] had gone to find out the source of the permanent purple, which led Mixtli on the same quest, to better albeit bittersweet results. Much later [[spoiler: after Mixtli marries Zyanya]] he sells some of his stock to Tenochtitlan's elite, but his wife has more purple garments than even the Queen.

* In ''Film/{{Beaches}}'', Hillary Whitney wears a lavender and white colored dress, when she is introduced at the beginning of the film as a child.

* In ''Literature/ColdMountain'', SouthernBelle Ada Munroe wears a few purple gowns, reflecting her privileged lifestyle.

* In ''Film/{{Footloose}},'' GenkiGirl Rusty wears a lot of dark purple shirts and sweaters, and even wears a dark purple dress to the prom.

* In ''Film/TheGreatestShowman,'' Anne wears a violet circus costume, and she is the most feminine of all the main performers.

* ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', Medda wears a violet gown, along with a matching hairpiece and fan, during the "My Lovey Dovey Baby" number.
* In ''Film/TheNutcrackerAndTheFourRealms'', Clara wears a light purple gown at the start of the film, when she attends the party- and when she first enters the magical realm. Likewise, the Sugar Plum Fairy wears an ornate purple gown, with matching eye makeup.

* ''ComicBook/XMen'': [[Characters/MarvelComicsPsylocke Psylocke]] is a former supermodel, whose motifs are butterflies, and is often depicted as a elegant LadyOfWar in a purple leotard, although for a time she fit PurpleIsPowerful more than this trope.

* The second ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, Kate Bishop, is a LadyOfWar who combines mad fighting and archery skills with [[GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak frequently donning dresses]], and all of her hero costumes are purple.
* ComicBook/{{Psylocke}} of ''ComicBook/XMen'' is a former supermodel, whose motifs are butterflies, and is often depicted as a elegant LadyOfWar in a purple leotard, although for a time she fit PurpleIsPowerful more than this trope.
* Allure of ''ComicBook/RelativeHeroes'' had her feminine traits supernaturally enhanced as an infant when her mother made a deal with the Greek god Eryx and wears a pastel purple dress when acting as a superhero.
* ComicBook/{{Starfire}} is a beautiful alien princess who wears purple outfits.
* All the girls of ''ComicBook/{{WITCH}}'' had purple as one of the colors of their costume (the other was turquoise). Seems to be a color they consciously use to portray the magical female characters in, since Orube, Elyon and Nerissa also had purple as part of their designs (or wore purple clothes at one point).
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': Hippolyta, the graceful queen of the Amazons, usually wears purple. Even her armor is decked in purple, with the undergarments, [[LadyLegionnaireWear pteruges]], and crest all in the color.

* ''Series/BreakingBad'': [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/BreakingBadWaltsFamily Marie Schader]], has purple as her favourite colour, frequently wearing purple clothes. [[spoiler: She might not be exactly graceful due to [[GrayAndGrayMorality her shoplifting disorder]], and she only wore black or white after [[BreakTheCutie her husband Hank's murder]]. ]]

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': Blaze the Cat has light-purple fur and is a composed and mature princess from another dimension with a poised fighting style comprised of graceful spins and twirls.
* ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur'': Ivy Valentine wears purple dominatrix suits, and is a British Countess with quite the NoblewomansLaugh.

* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'': Alisa Bosconovitch wears a dress that is mostly purple.

* ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'': Jaina Proudmoore wore a long hooded purple mantle decorated with runes in ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'', along with white clothing. By ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', she had switched that outfit for a more elegant purple and white robe befitting her status as the ruler of Theramore.
* ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 3}}'': [[ActionGirl Virginia]] wears a fuchsia PimpedOutDress.

* ''Film/BackToTheFuture'': Lorraine wears a few purple outfits for school.

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This colour is fairly common to see on a young girl, elderly matron, SpiritedYoungLady, or princess (even if PrincessesPreferPink).

Then as colours began to take on their [[PinkGirlBlueBoy now-familiar gender connotations]], purple found itself increasingly on the feminine side of the gender divide because it was considered a [[PinkMeansFeminine pinker]] version of [[TrueBlueFemininity blue]]. This trope is thus a merger of two associations: purple with nobility, and purple with femininity. And due to the historical significance of violets and lavenders in LGBTQ+ circles, purple can also be [[QueerColors associated with lesbianism]].

* ''Franchise/SuperMario'': In a famous video on YouTube and TikTok, there is video of Luigi saying that Princess Peach likes pink, and Princess Daisy likes purple. (Or as he says with his Italian accent, PORPOL!) We all probably thought Daisy's favorite color is orange before that video became viral.

* ''Franchise/PrettyCure'':

* ''Fanchise/PrettyCure'':

* Makoto Kenzaki/Cure Sword of ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'' is one of the more girly members of the team, being a famous idol and actress, and has a very purple Cure outfit.
* [[spoiler:Asumi Fuurin/Cure Earth]] of ''Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure'', who is waifish and elegant, has purple eyes, and gets purple hair and a purple dress as a Cure.
* Yuri Tsukikage/Cure Moonlight from ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'' has purple hair in both forms and a violet-accented Cure outfit, and is a LadyOfWar admired by her teammates for her elegance.
* Yukari Kotozume/Cure Macaron from ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' has purple hair in both forms and wears a mostly purple Cure outfit, and she is an elegant, mature Cure, who also serves as the catlike GirlyGirl to the doglike tomboy Akira.
* Riko Izayoi/Cure Magical of ''Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure'', the studious witch who wants to be a teacher, is dressed head-to-toe in purple regardless of what form she's in.

* Sofia from ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' wears a purple princess gown. Even before she became a princess she wore purple.

Then as colours began to take on their [[PinkGirlBlueBoy now-familiar gender connotations]], purple found itself increasingly on the feminine side of the gender divide because it was considered a [[PinkMeansFeminine pinker]] version of [[TrueBlueFemininity blue]]. This trope is thus a merger of two associations: purple with nobility, and purple with femininity. And due to the historical significance of violets and lavenders in LGBTQ+ circles, purple can also be associated with lesbianism.