# Favorite color purple: sign of a disturbed mind? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 17, 2005, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-color-purple-sign-of-a-disturbed-mind/317405 "2005-08-17T08:07:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-color-purple-sign-of-a-disturbed-mind/317405/41 "2005-08-18T00:11:57Z")
I like to think I’m somewhat sane…maybe I get a pass because my love of purple comes from being raised by the Kansas State U. fans from hell? Or maybe that’s even more disturbing. Actually, now that I think about it, probably - my mom has a “Powercat” (god, I hate that logo) border in her BATHROOM. I wish I were kidding. ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-color-purple-sign-of-a-disturbed-mind/317405/42 "2005-08-18T00:26:14Z")
I adore purple, it’s my favourite colour ever. I don’t wear it all the time, but my jewellery is mostly amethyst-based and I’ll choose a purple appliance/toy/whatever over other colours if it’s available. I’m strange. I don’t know if I’m disturbed, however. Also, that test link thingy tried to install Yahoo! toolbar when I tried to have a look. That’s not nice. ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-color-purple-sign-of-a-disturbed-mind/317405/43 "2005-08-18T00:49:22Z")
My younger brother’s favorite color is purple, and he’s probably the nicest guy I know. Plus he’s smart, hard working, responsible, funny, humble, and has a ton of friends. So no, I don’t think liking the color purple is a sign that someone is “messed up” (unless my brother just happens to be an exception). Now, an _obsession_ with purple (or any color for that matter) might be a sign of some issues, unless the person in question is five years old. ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-color-purple-sign-of-a-disturbed-mind/317405/44 "2005-08-18T00:51:29Z")
My wife’s favorite color is purple and she is a very intelligent and stable person. I myself am “color-deficient” and have trouble distinguishing between deep blues and deep purples… that kind of thing. I would therefore say I am neither a fan nor opposed to purple. My wife takes great pleasure from this. “Which one do you like?” “The blue one” “I don’t have a blue one.” “This one here.” “Umm…it’s purple” :smack: ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-color-purple-sign-of-a-disturbed-mind/317405/45 "2005-08-18T01:16:45Z")
Hmmm. Am I the only person who finds that, in adulthood, the question of ‘favorite color’ seems pretty meaningless? My favorite color for sweaters is different from my favorite color to paint my walls, which is also different from the color I think is best for a sofa, etc. I just don’t find that I have a color I think is “the best one ever”. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-color-purple-sign-of-a-disturbed-mind/317405/46 "2005-08-18T02:43:35Z")
That color test described me perfectly. Nothing horoscope-esque about it. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-color-purple-sign-of-a-disturbed-mind/317405/47 "2005-08-18T15:35:05Z")
> [@lorene](#): > > Hmmm. Am I the only person who finds that, in adulthood, the question of ‘favorite color’ seems pretty meaningless? My favorite color for sweaters is different from my favorite color to paint my walls, which is also different from the color I think is best for a sofa, etc. > I just don’t find that I have a color I think is “the best one ever”. Exactly. That’s why I have a tendency to say my favorite color is black; it seems a nice practical color for most things. Now if you mean, “what color should we paint the house?”, then that’s what you should have asked! ---
**Author:** ![Velma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/85e7bf/32.png) [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-color-purple-sign-of-a-disturbed-mind/317405/48 "2005-08-18T16:43:29Z")
> [@lorene](#): > > Hmmm. Am I the only person who finds that, in adulthood, the question of ‘favorite color’ seems pretty meaningless? My favorite color for sweaters is different from my favorite color to paint my walls, which is also different from the color I think is best for a sofa, etc. > I just don’t find that I have a color I think is “the best one ever”. I feel the same way. I have favored colors for wearing, others for decorating, etc. And they can and do change. There is a big difference between having a favorite color and buying _everything_ in that color, though. For some reason when people cross the line from thinking a color is pretty to insisting everything in their lives be that color, it does seem to be purple more often than others. If not purple, other secondary colors like green (particularly lime green) or orange. Sometimes pink. You don’t often hear of someone obsessed with blue, for example. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-color-purple-sign-of-a-disturbed-mind/317405/49 "2005-08-18T19:03:13Z")
> [@lavenderlemon](#): > > I like purple. And amethyst, heliotrope, lavender, lilac, magenta, mauve, mulberry, orchid, perse, plum, pomegranate, reddish blue, violaceous, violet and '\>wine. > > It’s a pretty color not a mental illness. I couldn’t agree more. I love purple, etc. There are more shades of purple because it’s a strong color and holds it’s identity longer. “Lilac” is not thought of as blue or “plum” as brown. They are shades of purple. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2005, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-color-purple-sign-of-a-disturbed-mind/317405/50 "2005-08-18T21:41:02Z")
Unless you are like the Emporer of Rome or something, most men should probably not wear purple. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-color-purple-sign-of-a-disturbed-mind/317405.md?page=2)