My favorite color is purple. I like purple because it’s my sisters favorite color and it’s really pretty. In the olden days, purple was a very expensive dye, so only people of royalty would wear it. Purple represents royalty, rarity, piety, magic, and mystery. Mixed with pink, purple becomes a representative of femininity. The ancient Phoenicians discovered how to make purple dye 3,000 years ago. During lent, purple is a color used to decorate the church, as well as purple candles during advent. Purple is made by mixing red and blue which makes the color purple and it makes it interesting. Also Mr Strickland is wearing a purple button shirt as I type this out. Purple comes in many shades, like lavender, which is my favorite.