SINCE 1828
imperial purple
nounDefinition of imperial purple
1
: a grayish violet
2
of textiles
: a deep purple that is redder and duller than hyacinth violet or petunia violet and redder and less strong than dahlia purple (see dahlia purple sense 2)
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