tyrian purple

English Thesaurus

1. a vivid purplish-red color (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	reddish purple, royal purple,
definition	:	a shade of purple tinged with red (noun.attribute)

2. a red-purple to deep purple dye obtained from snails or made synthetically (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	dye, dyestuff,
definition	:	a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair (noun.substance)