History Main / SupernaturalIsPurple

** The Lady of the Lake has a purple dress.

** As did Lamia and Alator, a magical enemy and ally, respectively.

* In the TV adaptation of Literature/{{Discworld}}'s ''Film/TheColourOfMagic'', the magic is represented as purple, and Rincewind's blue eyes suddenly turn this sheen as a sign of the spell trying to take him over. In the books, the color of magic is actually the [[FictionalColor fictional 8th color, octarine]], but it's noted in the book to be outside the visible spectrum, so a visible color was chosen.

* Octarine, the colour of magic in the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novels, is "a sort of [[FictionalColor greeny-purple]]."

* In Chris D'Lacey's ''Literature/{{Dragons}}'' series, violet eyes show someone isn't all that s/he seems. The Pennykettles normally have green eyes, but they go violet whenever they use magic, and Liz's dragons have violet eyes whenever they aren't in disguise. Other characters' eyes flash violet as they perform magic as well.

* Many [[MoeAnthropomorphism nations]] in ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' have these, some of which are connected to the supernatural or magical:
** [[NiceGuy Finland]], connected to him acting as Santa Claus in several instances.[[note]]As in European traditions, Santa Claus is said to live in Finnish Lapland.[[/note]]
** [[PsychopathicManchild Russia]], with his connection to [[AnIcePerson General Winter]], the AnthropomorphicPersonification of the Russian winter.
** [[IJustWantToBeNormal Iceland]], who not only has MysticalWhiteHair, but can see magical creatures that are InvisibleToNormals, and is best friends with a [[PollyWantsAMicrophone talking puffin]].

* ''Film/TheWitches'' portrays the eponymous witches as having eyes that flash purple as an indicator that they are supernatural. The book said that their pupils changed colours, which presumably was harder to do in film.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen 2013}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'': Purple is the primary color in [[AnIcePerson literal ice queen]] Elsa's wardrobe when she's not wearing an ice dress.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', cosmic energy of Avatar State (or at least how Aang sees it in his visions) is purple.

* A [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin major plot point]] in the ''Literature/ThroughVioletEyes'' series, where purple eyes are genetically linked to the [[ISeeDeadPeople ability to communicate with the dead]]. The book-jargon even calls these people "Violets".

* In an issue of ''InQuest Magazine'', there was a joke article speculating if ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' added a sixth color, and it was purple, supposing a place and people even more mystical and mysterious than the places in {{Canon}} at the time.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen 2013}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'': Purple is the primary color in AnIcePerson Elsa's wardrobe when she's not wearing an ice dress.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', the Mardi Gras colors represent different characters: green for [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess Tiana]] and [[LadykillerInLove Naveen]], gold for [[BigGood Mama Odie]], and purple, as the most "unnatural" color, used for [[WitchDoctor Dr. Facilier]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn'': The Unicorn lives in a lilac wood and has eye color of a deep indigo shade. Later, as a human, she wears a purple dress. All of this signifies her aloof, mysterious nature.

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* In an issue of ''Magazine/{{InQuest Magazine}}'', there was a joke article speculating if ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' added a sixth color, and it was purple, supposing a place and people even more mystical and mysterious than the places in {{Canon}} at the time.

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* In ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'', purple represents ghost type Pokemon, and in the card game, psychic is represented by purple, whereas in the game, Psychic is represented with pink.

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* Gwen from ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' uses purpley-pink energy with her magic[[spoiler:-alien]] abilities and constructs.

Whether it's magic, psychic energy, or wizard clothing, purple is often the color that represents these.

* Many [[MoeAnthropomorphism nations]] in ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' have these, some of which are connected to the [[SupernaturalIsPurple supernatural or magical]]:

* ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'': Shouta has purple eyes ([[CurtainsMatchTheWindow along with purple hair]]), which fits with him being [[SupernaturalIsPurple the only major magic user]] among the human cast. He inherited them from [[TheArchmage his father]].

* Every time [[LadyOfBlackMagic Yennefer]] from ''Franchise/TheWitcher'' is described, her purple eyes get a mention, highlighting either her being a [[SupernaturalIsPurple sorceress]] of considerable power or the fact the protagonist finds her a HotWitch. Possibly both. Nobody else (save Geralt himself, whose eyes are also unusual) gets a description of their eyes.

* According to the colored pages/panels the Erlking's Daughter in ''{{Webcomic/Roommates}}'' has {{monochromatic|Eyes}} purple eyes (and [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow hair]], and make up, and clothing). She is one of TheFairFolk so very much {{supernatural|IsPurple}} and a {{graceful lad|iesLikePurple}}y. Her father and brother have OccultBlueEyes.

* The eyes of Tally from ''Webcomic/TheWeave'' start out as brown, but they become purple after Tally's contact with [[SupernaturalIsPurple fairy magic]].

A SisterTrope to GravityIsPurple.

* Creator/DennisWheatley, author of atmospheric horror stories such as Literature/TheDevilRidesOut, asserted that purple or magenta light heralded the manifestation of spirits of evil. As he was an associate of Creator/AleisterCrowley, it can be assumed he learned this from the Master.* Octarine, the colour of magic in the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novels, is "a sort of [[FictionalColor greeny-purple]]."
* * In Chris D'Lacey's ''Literature/{{Dragons}}'' series, violet eyes show someone isn't all that s/he seems. The Pennykettles normally have green eyes, but they go violet whenever they use magic, and Liz's dragons have violet eyes whenever they aren't in disguise. Other characters' eyes flash violet as they perform magic as well.

* The apptly-named ''Manga/YamiNoPurpleEyes'' has any human with the ability to transform into an animal gain purple eyes in said form. Their eyecolor also changes to purple seconds before transforming.

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': The sorceress Circe is usually depicted as having purple hair, though she changes her appearance frequently, and it is presented as her natural hair color in [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 Vol 2]]. Post Flashpoint she switches to red.

* Wei Ming in the ''Fanfic/AzulaTrilogy'' has dark purple eyes. [[spoiler:Like Princess Yue's white hair in [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender the show]], the unusual color is the result of having been touched by a spirit. Her natural eye-color was green]].
* ''Fanfic/TheFiersomeChronicles'': In a WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon story (written by GuardianDragon98), an original character named Zenna has violet eyes. When she turns twenty-two [[spoiler: she finds out she's an Elemental, an ancient power she got from her ancestor.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn'': The Unicorn lives in a lilac wood and has eye color of a deep indigo shade. Later on as a human wears a purple dress. All of this signifies her aloof, mysterious nature.

* Alanna and her twin Thom from ''Literature/SongOfTheLioness'' have particularly powerful magical gifts that come in the colour purple, and matching eyes. There's also the Constellation Cat, a magical sort-of-deity that comes to help mortal heroes in the form of a talking, black furred, purple-eyed cat. When he appears in ''Literature/BekaCooper'', the first thing anyone notices about him is the eyes.

** [[GodWasMyCoPilot Pounce/Faithful]] the Cat has purple eyes whenever he shows up, indicating his divine nature. {{Lampshaded}} by a few characters who are startled to see that eye color in a cat.

** Merlin had a purplish shirt for a while, now it's sometimes different colors. Morgana favored purple dresses in the beginning of the series, but her clothes have gotten darker since her FaceHeelTurn.

* ''Series/OnceUponATime''

* ''Webcomic/{{Blindsprings}}'': Ms Thorne, who is an orphic witch, has purple eyes. Her daughter Deirdre inherited them.

** Twilight Sparkle is a student of magic. Her {{Unicorn}} powers are purple, her eyes are purple, her coat is light purple, and her mane and tail are dark purple (with a fuschia stripe down the center).

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* The girls of ''ComicBook/W.I.T.C.H.'' all wore purple as part of their uniforms. Orube is the one member of the group who has the color purple as her power motif, as well as purple hair. Justified in that she's an alien compared to the (human) girls.

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* [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Wei Ming]] in the ''Fanfic/AzulaTrilogy'' has dark purple eyes. [[spoiler:Like Princess Yue's white hair in [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender the show]], the unusual color is the result of having been touched by a spirit. Her natural eye-color was green]].

* Alanna and her twin Thom from ''Literature/SongOfTheLioness'' have particularly powerful magical gifts that come in the colour purple, and matching eyes. There's also the Constellation Cat, a magical sort-of-deity that comes to help mortal heroes in the form of a talking, black furred, purple-eyed cat. When he appears in ''Literature/ProvostsDog'', the first thing anyone notices about him is the eyes.

* In ''VideoGame/Stellaris'', almost everything related to psionics is purple, including the icons for psionic-related traits, the Psionic Shield and Psi Jump Drive technologies, the Mind Over Matter Perk, and Zro.

-->-- '''Creator/TerryPratchett''', ''Discworld/TheLightFantastic''

* In ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', in addition to ''Discworld/TheLightFantastic'', as seen in the page quote, there is also ''Discworld/TheColourOfMagic'', octarine, which is a sort of greeny-purple colour.