24 Dark Purple Hair Color Inspirations for Women Gaining Popularity in 2025

Avery Hunt
Avery Hunt Hair Colorist

Dark purple hair is an excellent choice if you want to showcase your adventurous personality without venturing too far into the vivid side of fashion colors.

Trust me when I say you should get excited, as there are numerous enchanting shades within the wide spectrum of purple hues! Deep violets, in particular, pair beautifully with darker and olive skin tones.

Adding hints of plum to your hair can create depth and bring your strands to life! An almost-black purple mane features lustrous pigments that reflect light beautifully for a glossy finish. Take the plunge into this remarkable hair color trend and enjoy the fun of sporting a cool blackberry shade.

Before your next hair appointment, take a moment to explore these images of the most popular dark purple hair color ideas!

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A Dark Purple Hair with Lavender Highlights

#1 Deep Purple Hair with Lavender Accents

Explore deep purple hair adorned with lavender accents—vibrant, striking, and enjoyable! Those hints of various light purple hair tones at the ends enhance the flow of a wavy style. Elevate your lavender hue by making sure your roots are sufficiently dark.

A Dark Lavender

#2 Stunning Deep Lavender Purple Hair

The color line used to achieve this deep lavender purple hair was Matrix ColorSync Watercolors. It was applied to the hair and pre-lightened to a pale blond. It’s truly the ideal smokey lavender/mauve. Don’t hesitate to try a vibrant color like this rich purple tone. These are in, and it’s all a matter of personal preference. If you have lavender hair ideas, then that’s all that matters!

A Dark Violet Purple Hair Color

#3 Glossy Dark Violet Purple Locks

To achieve dark violet purple hair, maintaining a thicker density is essential. Your hair will undeniably look shinier and more voluminous without appearing heavy. This rich purple color trend is ideal for any woman with naturally dark strands. It serves as a low-maintenance choice to add a touch of brightness to your hair.

 A Dark Purple Eggplant Balayage

#4 Lavish Long Hair Featuring Purple Eggplant Balayage

This is a luxurious eggplant purple balayage, and the vibrancy complements natural dark brown hair. Adding soft waves helps show off the blend between the natural and violet balayage/ombré style. Considering this dark purple hair dye, keep in mind how frequently you want to come for a color refresh. With most fashion colors, they fade faster. However, out of all the fashion colors, dark violet lasts a little longer, like this eggplant hair color.

A Short Hair with Dark Brown

#5 Chic Short Hair with Dark Brown and Purple Highlights

This stylish dark hair with purple highlights features an asymmetrical pixie bob cut.

The vibrant purple and red tones are more pronounced on the highlighted sections while appearing softer on the natural medium-brown color. The color may look more subtle in indoor lighting but becomes bolder outdoors in direct sunlight. This combination of brown and purple hair is ideal if you desire a striking fashion color while maintaining a professional look.

Related: Discover more short pixie bob hairstyles.

An Electric Purple Long Bob

#6 Vibrant Electric Purple Long Bob

A vibrant electric purple long bob is an excellent transitional style because purples more easily fade into a lived-in blonde. It’s the ideal color if you’ve never experienced a bold hue.

a Deep Lilac

#7 Gradient Deep Lilac Purple Hair

There’s a unique blend between the root and end color within this deep lilac purple hair. These are merged into this edgy, distinct, and vibrant hue. When selecting violet or purple hair dye for dark hair, you should consider your skin tone. If you have darker skin tones, any shade of purple will complement. For olive skin tones, opt for blue-toned shades like a darker violet or purple; paler tones can rock the warm and cooler purples.

A Dark purple highlights on black hair

#8 Stunning Dark Purple Highlights on Dark Hair

These dark purple highlights on dark hair are a game-changer! They spice up medium-length wavy hair, yet they don’t result in a drastic change. Since it’s a balayage, your roots can still keep their depth, making them low-maintenance. This dark hair with purple highlights is a gem that’s worth trying!

A Dark to Light Purple Subtle Ombre

#9 Elegant Dark to Light Purple Ombre

A flawless gradient transition from rich to soft pastel purple-violet ombre that’s perfect for fair to medium skin tones! You can style your deep purple hair up or let it flow with a few face-framing waves and fringes.

a shoulder-length hair with purple dip dye

#10 Shoulder-Length Hair Featuring Purple Dip Dye

Dark roots that transition to a rich purple hair dye at the tips create a dreamy finish to a classic lob.

A Darker Purple Plum Bob

#11 Deep Purple Plum Bob

A deep purple plum bob has a color that complements fair and pale skin tones. The richness of the dark purple shade makes your skin look flawless, though the streaks are very subtle. They add more texture to your hair color and accentuate layers on a short haircut. This deep purple plum tint on a bob cut is trendy and edgy. This bob is amazing, with medium to thick hair with a natural texture. It’s asymmetrical and perfect for a round face shape, too.

A Merlot Wine with Dark Roots

#12 Deep Merlot Wine with Dark Purple Undertones

When it comes to purple hair styles, you can never go amiss with this luxurious crimson hue. The seamless transition from black to red-violet is a sure choice and perfectly suits any texture.

A Dark roots with purple merlot wine hair color

#13 Delicious Purple-Merlot Wine with Deep Roots

Savor the allure of purple-merlot wine with deep roots now! If you think it’s time to embrace red, here’s an elegant hair inspiration. Those dark roots are what make this trend easy to manage. Hair color is most appealing when polished and radiant, so use a shine spray or oil. This purple-red hair hue looks best on women with olive skin tones. It helps enhance the color in your lips and cheeks, which provides a natural radiance. I recommend AVEDA’s Color Conserve Shampoo and Conditioner for upkeep.

A Dark Ash Purple hair color

#14 Deep Blue Tint on Violet Hair

Dark ash violet hair like this can truly define what “breathtaking” means. It has gentle shades that enhance soft waves. The deep hue of violet is applied to your roots and crown area to create a color melt effect. This trend is essential to try if you have thick hair.

A dark purple balayage

#15 Effortless Dark Purple Balayage

Dark purple balayage is an excellent option if you want to explore something fresh without drastic changes. The rich purple hair color offers a natural vibe without overwhelming brightness and can seamlessly blend with your dark hair for an effortless look. After curling your black purple hair, spray with a layer of Redken Control Addict, let dry, and brush through for seamless waves.

A Medium-Length Midnight Purple Hair

#16 Stylish Medium-Length Midnight Purple Locks

A bold medium-length haircut featuring a midnight purple hair color is vibrant and modern! The midnight purple hue looks stunning on dark hair and merges beautifully with bright purple. Complete this fashionable look with a shine spray for added allure!

A Saturated purple tone on dark tresses

#17 Deep Purple Shades on Dark Locks

A deep purple shade on dark locks appears soft when indoors but offers your hair a vibrant burst of color in sunlight. This look is perfect for women seeking a playful, more striking hue. Touch-ups are recommended every 6-8 weeks. Additionally, it’s best to wash with cold water, as this helps preserve the color. You may also consider using color depositing shampoo or conditioner to rejuvenate your hue.

A Yummy Raisin Balayage

#18 Gorgeous Curly Hair with Delicious Raisin Purple Balayage

This stunning purple curly hair isn’t achievable without a beautiful and delicious raisin balayage. The hint of purple is a fantastic complement to your dark locks. It can blend seamlessly with dark roots, ensuring low-maintenance upkeep.

This deep plum hair dye features a striking plum balayage with hints of purple and red hues. Request that the highlights be placed higher without affecting the roots. This method allows your hair to maintain a polished look as it grows out. This rich plum shade is a playful color that can be embraced by all women. It’s an enjoyable hue that remains understated.

A Red to Dark Purple Ombre

#19 Vibrant Red and Dark Purple Ombre Hair

Embrace a mystical vibe with a magenta to purple-violet gradient that’s stunning on long locks! A captivating burgundy would also be an excellent choice to complement the dark purple highlights. Flaunt these beautiful shades that can be effortlessly styled with messy waves and milkman braids to ensure you always look fabulous.

A Rich Blackberry Purple Hair

#20 Vibrant Blackberry Purple Tresses

This is a blackberry color balayage with a dark hue at the roots and striking purple tones from mid-lengths to ends. It has a brown base with Jack Winn Pro Color blended into a custom mix of Pulp Riot deep purple hues over pre-lightened hair. This purple-black hairstyle features long layers for the cut. With this type of color, your hair will also need to be lightened to achieve the vibrancy of the purple, so they typically take around 4-5 hours for the initial service.

A Bold Purple with Hints of Blue

#21 Vibrant Purple Infused with Hints of Blue

Inspired by mermaid hair, these charming purple swirls of color create a stunning visual that suits lighter skin with rosy undertones. These cool tones blend beautifully to add an exquisite dimension to your natural hair color.

A Dark Purple Red Tone

#22 Striking Dark Purple Red Hue

Say yes to a dark purple-red hue and bid farewell to your former hair color. This one features a rich shade of violet with gentle hints of red. The purple and red tones blend beautifully, resulting in a captivating finish. It’s a total head-turner on straight, thick locks.

A Blonde hair with deep purple streaks

#23 Charming Blonde Hair with Bold Purple Highlights

Blonde hair with bold purple highlights creates an intriguing shadow and dimension next to a contrasting blonde. A rich purple hair color looks fantastic with golden and platinum icy blondes. Ask your stylist to incorporate Olaplex into the direct dye for enhanced staying power.

A Red to dark purple ombre hair color

#24 Gorgeous Red to Deep Purple Ombre

Pull off red to dark purple ombre hair and showcase a distinctive color melt. To achieve such beauty, your roots must be darker. That way, both mid-lengths and ends get a brighter result. Trendy hair color like this is best when paired with a long haircut. This purple hair with dark roots would look fabulous with waves for a seamless effect of tones.