Which colours used to be 'royal colours' ? why?

Question

Which colours used to be 'royal colours' ? why?

Answer 1

Purple and Royal Blue.

Because at one time they were incredibly rare and expensive, and royalty were the only ones who could afford it.

Answer 2

purple mostly because of the fact that purple tends to not be found often in nature so the average joe could not have it. It made them seem more higher up than mere peasants.

Answer 3

Purple is the only one I know of.  It was because it was so hard to make the purple dye therefore, it was extremely expensive.  I believe the dye was made from oyster shells.

Answer 4

Purple has alwasy been used to signify royalty in paintings.

Not sure how the tradition started, but it is very prevalent to see the color purple on royalty even now. Look it up.

Answer 5

gold i think yes and purple

Answer 6

purple as this was the most difficult colour to create, in which royalty could only afford.

As you may see in the Bayeux tapestry, only quite bland colours wee used, due the shades and vibrant colours were not yet created, or if they were, extremely expensive.

Answer 7

Imperial yellow.  But I have no idea why.

Answer 8

Royalty and Spirituality: Purple is royalty. A mysterious color, purple is associated with both nobility and spirituality. The opposites of hot red and cool blue combine to create this intriguing color.

Nature of Purple: Purple has a special, almost sacred place in nature: lavender, orchid, lilac, and violet flowers are often delicate and considered precious. Because purple is derived from the mixing of a strong warm and strong cool color it has both warm and cool properties. A purple room can boost a child's imagination or an artist's creativity. Too much purple, like blue, could result in moodiness.

Culture of Purple: The color of mourning for widows in Thailand, purple was the favorite color of Egypt's Cleopatra. It has been traditionally associated with royalty in many cultures. Purple robes were worn by royalty and people of authority or high rank. The Purple Heart is a U.S. Military decoration given to soldiers wounded in battle.

Answer 9

purple, because its the color of the yam and i love yams <3

Answer 10

old China is red because 'feng shui'

and Malaysia and Thailand is yellow but i don't know why???

Answer 11

Royal Purple. In medieval Europe, blue dyes were rare and expensive, so only the most wealthy or the aristocracy could afford to wear them. (The working class wore mainly green and brown.) Europeans' idea of purple shifted towards this more bluish purple known as royal purple because of its similarity to the royal blue worn by the aristocracy. This was the shade of purple worn by kings in medieval Europe.