Purple in its debased meaning gives us overweening pride, pomp, and vanity. It is the colour of the rich man who has no love in his heart for Lazarus, and no belief in anything but the things of the world.
-- The Symbolism of Colour
| Symbol Type: | Colour |
| Qualities: | Cool, Tranquility, Humility, Suffering, Sacrifice, Sympathy, Pride, Vanity |
Purple in its debased meaning gives us overweening pride, pomp, and vanity. It is the colour of the rich man who has no love in his heart for Lazarus, and no belief in anything but the things of the world.
-- The Symbolism of Colour