History Main / GracefulLadiesLikePurple

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls: Purple is Pacifica Northwest's signature colour, and she is the daughter of the richest family in town, and is presented, at least at first, to be a stereotypical GirlyGirl.

* ''Series/{{Bridgerton}}'': Lady Agatha Danbury and Kate Sharma are famously seen in purple dress.

* ''Animation/MashaAndTheBear'': Masha most often wears a purple dress, a purple head scarf and purple sneakers. It all underlines her girliness.

* 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.

* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'': [[RealityWarper Yakumo Yukari]] wears purple dresses, and is one of the more elegant ladies in the series. Her name even means violet. Also overlaps with PurpleIsPowerful.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': Starfire in wears a purple top, mini skirt, and boots.

* Sylphiel Nels Lahda of ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' wears a mostly purple outfit, fitting for her [[ProperLady proper, polite and demure]] behavior.

* The beautiful gravekeeper Scar from ''LightNovel/SundayWithoutGod'' is polite, soft-spoken, and purple is her main color, and it's not just her clothes that are purple, but also her hair and eyes.

* Roxana of ''Lightnovel/TheWayToProtectTheFemaleLeadsOlderBrother'' is an aloof aristocratic beauty and she wears almost exclusively purple dresses post-timeskip. Bonus points for being blonde.

** In a lot of TheMerch, Jasmine from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' is shown wearing the purple BareYourMidriff dress she wears towards the end of the movie, rather than her usual blue outfit.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarepants'': Sandy Cheeks normally wears a purple dress whenever she's inside her dome.

** Shanti from ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook''.

A lady wearing purple as a sign of her femininity, whether she is girly and sweet, or graceful and mature.

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* ''WesternAnimation/XMen'': In the FairyTale episode, Jean was a Princess and wore purple and pink.
* The titular character from ''WesternAnimation/PepperAnn'' wears a purple T-shirt every single day.

* Renamon from ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' has purple as part of her color motif. After yellow it's the second most prominent color of her design and showcases her mature, feminine side.
* Noelle Silva from ''Manga/BlackClover''. She wears a short purple dress under her blazer and purple stud earrings, and is an aloof, feminine young lady from a noble family.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': During the Marinford Arc, [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman Boa Hancock]] wore a purple dress and purple high heel pumps. Overlaps with PurpleIsPowerful because of how strong she is.
* Roxana of ''Lightnovel/TheWayToProtectTheFemaleLeadsOlderBrother'' is an aloof aristocratic beauty and she wears almost exclusively purple dresses post-timeskip. Bonus points for being blonde.

* ''Manga/CatsEye'': Rui Kisugi is the most elegant of the three sisters, and wears a dark purple catsuit during heists.

* 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.
* 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).

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* ''Film/BigBusiness1988'': Rose and Sadie Ratliff wear several purple dresses and are nice women out to save the jobs of their neighbors.
* Padme wears a lot of purple gowns in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
* Christiana wears a few purple robes in ''Film/AKnightsTale.'' As Jocelyn's lady in waiting she would be expected to be quite ladylike herself.
* Anita in ''Theatre/WestSideStory'' wears a violet dress during the dance, and in the famous "America" number.
* Arwen wears quite a few beautiful, purple dresses in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings.''
* Lorraine in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' wears a few purple outfits for school.
* Ruth Jamison in ''Film/FriedGreenTomatoes'' wears a few lilac dresses, which signifies that she's the more feminine character, [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl in contrast to her tomboyish counterpart, Idgie]].
* In ''Film/TheGreatestShowman,'' Anne wears a violet circus costume, and she is the most feminine of all the main performers.
* In ''Film/LittleWomen2019'', ProperLady Meg wears a gorgeous violet gown when going to the Moffats; likewise, [[TheIngenue shy and sweet]] Beth wears a few lavender dresses as well.
* Andy Carmichael wears a purple windbreaker jacket at the beginning of ''Film/TheGoonies'', during cheerleading practice.
* In ''Film/{{Footloose}},'' GenkiGirl Rusty wears a lot of dark purple shirts and sweaters, and even wears a dark purple dress to the prom.
* Jenna Rink wears quite a few feminine purple outfits in ''Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty'', and is quite a girly {{Fashionista}}.
* 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.
* Medda wears a violet gown, along with a matching hairpiece and fan in ''Film/{{Newsies}}'', during the "My Lovey Dovey Baby" number.
* Caroline, the popular girl in ''Film/SixteenCandles'' wears a lilac colored dress throughout the majority of the film.
* Lily St. Regis in ''Film/{{Annie|1982}}'' wears a stylish dark purple dress throughout the film.
* In ''Literature/ColdMountain'', SouthernBelle Ada Munroe wears a few purple gowns, reflecting her privileged lifestyle.
* Gisele wears a slim, violet gown to the city's "Fairy Tale ball" in ''Film/{{Enchanted}}''.
* Sarah Sanderson's dress in ''Film/HocusPocus'' has a dark purple skirt and lavender bodice. Plus she wears a dark purple cloak with it.
* 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.
* ''Film/Scream1996'': The more sympathetic and nervous girl from the BathroomStallOfOverheardInsults scene wears a purple sweater and has a purplish shade of lipstick.
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* Kiki from ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'' wears a purple dress throughout the film.
* Sheeta in ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'' wears a dark purple dress at the start of the film.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn'', the Lady Amalthea wears a gown of a lilac shade while she is a human.

** In ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland,'' Alice's ProperLady older sister wears a dark purple dress, with a matching bonnet.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife,'' Princess Atta, Dot, and the Queen are all purple ants and Gypsy is a purple gypsy moth.

* Franchise/{{Barbie}} [[WesternAnimation/{{Barbie}} movies]]:
** In ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInTheTwelveDancingPrincesses'', Princess Ashlyn, the eldest daughter and heir to the throne, wears a violet gown.
** Luciana in ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAsTheIslandPrincess'' wears a purple dress.
** In ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInAChristmasCarol'', Eden wears a purple nightgown and SleepMask, while Catherine in [[BadFuture a possible future]] wears a purple dress as an EvilCostumeSwitch (her present dress is pink and white).
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}},'' the Dowager Empress Marie generally wears the color purple.
* Angie in ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale'' is a pretty, purple fish.
* Ladyfish in ''Film/TheIncredibleMrLimpet'' is a very graceful, feminine purple fish.
* Sibella in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheGhoulSchool'' is a purple vampire girl, who also wears a dark purple dress.
* Theresa in ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNimh'' wears a light, purple dress throughout the film.
* Miss Kitty in ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTailFievelGoesWest'' wears a dark purple dress throughout the film, with matching feathers in her hair.

* Ambassador Delenn in ''Series/BabylonFive'' loves purple robes and wears them when handling interstellar crises or blowing bad guys up.

* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'': Violet, the Dowager Countess of Grantham (played by Creator/MaggieSmith), is quite feminine (in a GrandeDame sort of way) and is hardly ever seen in any colour ''but'' purple except when in mourning or in her nightgown. Her daughter-in-law and granddaughters also favour the colour on occasion; in particular, from Series 4 onward, Lady Mary is fond of a muted purple/lavender (as that colour is acceptable in half-mourning, and in Series 4 she is a widow just recovering from the death of her husband Matthew).
* In ''Series/TheLegendOfZhenHuan'', Shen Meizhuang is ladylike and wears purple.
* [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Princess Aurora]] in ''Series/OnceUponATime'' wears a lavender gown. And overlapping with PurpleIsPowerful, Cora favours gowns with purple on them. On the flipside, Regina occasionally dons a purple gown when she's trying to differentiate herself from the Evil Queen persona.
* The titular mother in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' is wearing a purple sundress when first introduced to the audience. And when she finally meets Ted, she's wearing a purple dress under her raincoat.
* ''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]]. ]]
* Deanna Troi on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' often wears a purple uniform when she's not wearing teal or red.
* ''Series/Batman1966'': Batgirl's costume is a dark, sparkly blue-purple, but her Batcycle is definitely purple. And has FrillsOfJustice. No, ''[[https://www.66batmania.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/batgirl_cycle1.jpg really.]]''
* Raven wears quite a few purple outfits in Season 1 of ''Series/ThatsSoRaven,'' being TheFashionista that she is.
* On ''Series/StrangerThings'', Nancy Wheeler wears a few light purple outfits, including a violet flannel dress when she serves as a chaperone at her brother's school dance.
* ''Series/CobraKai'': Samantha [=LaRusso=] predominantly sports purple/maroon/red or blue patterned outfits. She tends to wears those colors whenever things are happening between [[StarCrossedLovers her and Miguel]], [[RedOniBlueOni blue being the color of Miyagi-Do (Samantha) and red being the color of Johnny's Cobra Kai/Eagle Fang (Miguel)]]. Their relationship is literally the glue between the dojos, and so her wardrobe colors are the mixture of these two colors.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': When Rose Tyler has her body stolen by the vain skin-flap Lady Cassandra, she quickly doffs her blue track jacket in favour of her purple-patterned blouse underneath. While certainly being more mature and graceful than Rose, Cassandra is a rather dark example. She is something akin to the [[FemmeFatale Femme Fatale archetype]] with some extreme-right white supremacist mixed in.

* ActionGirl Virginia's fuchsia PimpedOutDress in ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 3}}''.
* Blaze the Cat from the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' series. She's a composed and mature princess from another dimension with a poised fighting style comprised of graceful spins and twirls.
* Morrigan of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' is a LadyOfBlackMagic who mostly wears [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack purple and black]]. Violet is often emphasized with her in official artist's depictions, as well as occasionally being the colour of her magic.

* Ivy Valentine of ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur'' wears purple dominatrix suits, and is a British Countess with quite the NoblewomansLaugh.

* [[RealityWarper Yakumo Yukari]] from ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' wears purple dresses, and is one of the more elegant ladies in the series. Her name even means violet. Also overlaps with PurpleIsPowerful.
* Princess Schala of Zeal in ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' wears a purple robe.
* Alisa Bosconovitch of ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' wears a dress that is mostly purple.
* 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.
* In ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Princess Aurora's]] normally blue (or pink) dress is coloured purple on her stained glass window.
* In ''VideoGame/RuneFactory4'', Lin Fa is a gentle, albeit clumsy and unlucky woman in a dress that combines this trope, alongside PinkMeansFeminine and TrueBlueFemininity.

* Sumire of ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' wears purple as her main colour, in both her uniform and regular outfit. Although her "graceful" aspect is just as often overridden by her being the TeamPrimaDonna.
* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' has Say'ri, princess of [[{{Wutai}} Chon'Sin]]. She wears plum-coloured robes, which befit her [[AntiquatedLinguistics flowery manner of speech]] and [[LadyOfWar elegant]] fighting style.
** Camilla from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates''. She has lilac hair with some purple in her outfit, and is a serene and elegant princess who, in contrast to her seductive and sultry demeanor, has many motherly qualities.
* In ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons2014'', Iris is a ProperLady whose elegant dress is predominantly purple.
* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
** Sindel is TheHighQueen of Edenia and wears purple outfits.
** From ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance Deadly Alliance]]'' to ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon Armageddon]]'', Kitana, Sindel's daughter, wore a purple LeotardOfPower.
** Li Mei wears purple in all of her outfits and is a beautiful woman with an elegant fighting style.
* Haru in ''VideoGame/Persona5'' is a wealthy girl that dresses in a regal fashion, with her commenting on her "Beauty and Grace" in game. Her outfits and general aesthetic are purple
* ''VideoGame/MindYourManors'': as an example in the fourth secret ending of the game, the hardest to reach. By successfully collecting the four hidden purple orbs, [[spoiler: the protagonist is prevented from fleeing the Mansion and is forcibly transformed in the new Madam of the Manor, sporting a gorgeous dress in various shades of purple.]]

* Shirley Primer from ''VisualNovel/CrimsonRafflesia'' wears and is commonly associated with the colour purple, and she is the most feminine, graceful and soft-spoken girls of the cast.
* In ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'', purple is Kyouko Kirigiri's theme colour, and she's easily one of if not the most mature/intelligent of all the students. Some fans claim [[TheStoic her personality]] runs more in line with [[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy a typical masculine role relative to the actual protagonist]], but in truth she's quite the GirlyGirl [[BeingPersonalIsntProfessional when it comes time to relax]].
* Yuri from ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' is widely regarded as the most graceful and mature member of the cast both in-universe and out, [[spoiler:even despite her issues with anxiety, self harm, and a psychotic obsession towards the player character]]. She also sports not only dark purple hair, [[CurtainsMatchTheWindows but violet eyes as well]].
* Ilyasviel von Einzbern of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' wears a mostly-purple ensemble topped with a distinctive greatcoat. Being the child of an ancient and noble mage family, she presents herself as a proper lady, even introducing herself to the heroes with a curtsy before she sics her [[TheBerserker murdergiant of a Servant]] on them.

* The protagonist of ''Webcomic/TheWeave'', Tally, has worn two different purple dresses for the larger part of the comic so far, and she's a sweet, quite feminine sort of girl.
* Medea from ''Webcomic/YourThrone''. She's a cultured woman who wears elaborate purple gowns that match her purple hair and eyes.

* Yue, the princess of the Northern Water Tribe ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', wears purple, when all the other water tribes wear blue (although a play involving her portrays her [[PrincessesPreferPink wearing pink]]).
* This is one of the most common colours worn by WesternAnimation/DaisyDuck of the ''WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts''.

* Princess Clara in ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'' wears a simply purple frock.
* Marzipan from ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' wears a purple dress... or her body is purple and just looks like a dress.
* June from ''WesternAnimation/LittleEinsteins'' is a six year old ballet dancer who wears a purple dress.

** Minor antagonist Trixie usually wears a purple cape and hat.

* Starfire in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' wears a purple top, mini skirt, and boots.
* Fifi La Fume in ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' is a purple skunk.

* In the FairyTale episode of ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' Jean was a Princess and wore purple and pink.
* On ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}},'' Muffy Crosswire's signature outfit is a purple jumper dress, with matching hairbows.
* Six on ''WesternAnimation/{{Seven Little Monsters}}'' wears a purple tutu, and is the most feminine one of all the monsters.
* Jelly on ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'' is a purple otter. While she is mostly tomboyish in personality, at times she is shown to have a more feminine side.
* Daphne on ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' almost always wears a purple outfit.
* On ''WesternAnimation/AnneOfGreenGablesTheAnimatedSeries,'' Diana - who is more gentle and feminine, [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl in contrast to the tomboyish Anne]] - is often clad in a lavender dress, with a matching hair ribbon.
* Trixie Tang, the most popular girl in school on ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' wears a lilac sweater and matching headband.
* Pearl Pureheart, the main love interest of WesternAnimation/MightyMouse, often wore a purple dress.
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' has Gaz, who is mostly an aversion of this trope; she has purple hair and reddish-purple tights/leggings, but she's tomboyish and gruff rather than feminine or delicate. However, she does sleep in [[PinkMeansFeminine pink]], winged footie pajamas and [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak sport a skirt with her regular attire in the comics (as well as a dress in the original show)]]. She's also been shown to possess otherworldly powers in situations where she's angry or determined. This series also gives us Tak, another character who's an aversion of the trope; her color motif is purple, though she's a DarkActionGirl who, like Gaz, isn't particularly feminine.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'', part of Lillian's dress is purple. And she is definitely graceful, as she takes gymnastics classes.
* Tracy on ''WesternAnimation/JayJayTheJetPlane'' is a feminine and kind-hearted violet jet plane.
* Gadget on ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' often wears a lilac jumpsuit, with matching goggles.
* Princess Calla on ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears'' often wears a lilac colored gown, which represents that she's a free-spirited young woman of royal status.
* ''WesternAnimation/BeverlyHillsTeens'' brought us Tara Belle, who is the most ladylike of all the girls, and wears a lavender dress as her main attire.
* Mama Miao on ''WesternAnimation/SagwaTheChineseSiameseCat'' wears a purple collar, which signifies her noble, matronly status as a mother cat in the magistrate's palace.
* Bree on ''WesternAnimation/FancyNancy'' is often shown wearing a lilac dress, and has a lot of other outfits that are purple.
* Shana, from ''WesternAnimation/JemAndTheHolograms'', is a feminine [[TheFashionista fashionista]] with purple hair, who wears a purple dress under her white jacket.
* On ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks,'' Jeanette is often clad in purple.

* ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussycats'': Valerie wears a purple vest and skirt as part of her street clothes. But nobody wears purple in space as the RockTrio’s space suits are all Yellow.
* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': Inverted. [[CostumeEvolution In season one]], Layla wore a purple shirt underneath her overalls, as well as purple sneakers, but isn't all that feminine. She's instead an ActionMom.

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Compare PrincessPhase, WinterRoyalLady, ProperLady, PrincessClassic, PrincessesPreferPink, PurpleIsPowerful (and can overlap with some {{Action Girl}}s), SupernaturalIsPurple.

** Minor antagonist Trixie usually wears a purple cape and hat. As she is a stage magician, this also ties into SupernaturalIsPurple.

* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' has Gaz, who is mostly an aversion of this trope; she has purple hair and reddish-purple tights/leggings, but she's tomboyish and gruff rather than feminine or delicate. However, she does sleep in [[PinkMeansFeminine pink]], winged footie pajamas and [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak sport a skirt with her regular attire in the comics (as well as a dress in the original show)]]. She's also been shown to possess otherworldly powers in situations where she's angry or determined, so her appearance ties into SupernaturalIsPurple. This series also gives us Tak, another character who's an aversion of the trope; her color motif is purple, though she's a DarkActionGirl who, like Gaz, isn't particularly feminine.

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.