Purple Ombre Hair: Express Your Individuality with a Splash of Color

If you have never had purple ombre hair, then it is high time to go for it. You will be pleased to find out that this moody color turns out sensational when pulled off on your hair. Besides, it is so versatile that it pairs nicely with almost every shade existing setting off a myriad of awe-inspiring color combinations, from subtle lilac highlights to all-out blue and purple hair ombre. To infuse you with some inspirational ideas, we have compiled this superb collection.

Ask an Expert: Who suits purple hair? What skin tone looks best with purple hair?

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Purple hair suits those who like to have fun with their hair, and who are able to take the additional care of their appearance. It will always look best when styling products are utilized to amp up gloss, and protect hair from heat damage. In my opinion all skin tones can wear a shade of purple, though it will always compliment those who have a healthy complexion or are competent with utilizing makeup to create one.

Purple Ombre Hair: What Makes It a Popular Trend

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One of the main reasons why purple ombre hair is so popular is due to the impeccable beauty of the shade itself. Moreover, the range of hues to transition to and from is nearly unlimited. Thus, creating your perfect ombre without looking like anyone else is possible.

The vibrant gradient starts at the roots and goes smoothly to the ends resulting in a breathtaking style. You can go light on the color and create a subtle transition through pastel tint or go full-on with bolder shades are become the true rebel you are.

Bold Boo-Berry Ombre Locks

See how this sumptuous berry purple ombre graces the naturally brown hair, seamlessly blending its earthy tones with a vibrant pop. This ombre technique is versatile and suits various hair types, especially wavy or curly textures that perfectly highlight the color transition. Ideal for confident ladies who love to embrace bold expressions.

Maintenance Tip: This bold berry hue is best to maintain with color-safe products.

Styling Tip: Style your hair with loose curls to accentuate this dynamic hue and add dimension and movement.

Girlish Pink-Purple Waves

This captivating pinky purple ombre blooms from the natural brown roots, creating a playful yet harmonious blend. Ideal for smooth, wavy locks, it's perfect for the whimsical woman seeking a touch of feminine flair. Keep this hue vibrant with specialized color-care products.

Lilac & Velvet Blush

Here you can see long waves with a lilac and velvet ombre, transitioning from natural brown roots to bleached and toned ends. The colors meld exquisitely, being an ideal option for textured tresses. These hues will suit the adventurous souls who love to showcase their creativity.

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Loose Copper-Crimson Waves

This striking crimson-copper ombre made on dark, flowing waves, creates a radiant contrast. Looking best on long, voluminous hair, this color fusion is tailored for the bold and spirited girls wanting to enhance their fiery persona.

Maintenance Tip: You will easily keep this hue lustrous with regular toning treatments.

Fiery Copper & Purple Warmup

This medium-length mane dazzles with a red-copper to purple ombre, a daring symphony against the dark base. These vivid hues are perfect for voluminous medium-length waves, fitting for the bold spirits who love to stand out from the crowd.

Peekaboo Rainbow Layers

This photo reveals a stunning ombre with edgy peekaboo layers, initiating in regal dark purple and cascading into a vibrant palette of yellow, reddish, and teal hues. These electric color fusion created by the SoCal hair & wigs stylist Neal Malek, makes a striking contrast with your hair. It will look best on sleek, straight hair.

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Ice & Berry Ombre

We are obsessed with these wavy tresses adorned with a juicy berry to icy-purple ombre, where the cool pastels and deep berry shades merge in a dreamy symbiosis. This color gradient perfectly favors natural waves.

Glaminati Editors’ Advice: Pre-lightening to a pale blonde base is key for achieving this soft-purple look. Proceed with careful application of semi-permanent purple and berry hues.

Icey-Purple Layers

Here you can see a daring icy-blonde hair base that cascades into vivid purple ombre layers. This striking contrast between the frosty top and the saturated spotted purple ends creates a visual spectacle. It will harmonize with straight or wavy hair types. This color combination is for you, if you are not afraid to make a statement.

Purple Base & Minty Lighlights

As for this medium-length ombre hairstyle, it starts with vivid purple roots that melt into a cascade of messy minty highlights and azure tips. The interplay of cool-toned purples and turquoise-blues creates a whimsical sea-inspired palette, perfect for those with lighter hair. Emitting a playful yet sophisticated vibe, this hairstyle will look best on naturally curly or wavy hair.

Pink and Dark Purple Ombre on Straight Hair

Pink pairs beautifully with dark purple ombre. As these two colors are on the same side of the color wheel, it will not take much effort to achieve cohesion across your locks. This is especially beneficial if you have straight hair because it requires more precision to create a smooth transition between colors.

Juicy Peach & Purple Roots

This bold and, at the same time, feminine hair showcases a vibrant blend of purple roots that transition into juicy peach waves and then into soft lavender ends. This bold and fiery ombre highlights a playful contrast of warm and cool tones. Suitable for those with naturally wavy or curled hair, this style is perfect for self-confident ladies who enjoy standing out.

Glaminati Editors’ Advice:

• To replicate this look, start with a base of bleached hair.
• Layer on the vivid pink and gently diffuse into lavender.
• Don't forget about the protective measures that will help you preserve the hair's health.

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Short Hair with Dark Blue and Purple Ombre

If you think that short hair limits you in terms of hair color opportunities, we are here to prove you otherwise. There are plenty of ways to throw some color into short tresses. Take, for instance, this gorgeous purple ombre with dark blue peekaboo roots. It takes short hair color games to a whole new level of boldness.

Purple and Red Ombre

Who would have thought that red and purple can make up such a jaw dropping combo? Red enhances purple and brings out vivid undertones in it. So, if you want to get a hair color style that would make you stand out in the crowd, you can hardly think of a better option.

Natural Brown Hair Roots with Purple&Reddish Ombre

Those who are not ready to commit to all out purple hair yet may keep it quite natural by adding the color only to the ends of your locks. With natural brown roots, the purple ombre with splashes of red still looks contrasty and edgy. But, it allows you to get a more versatile hair look.

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Light Brown With Violet Balayage

For those who want to try on a violet hair color without sacrificing the natural shade of their locks, there is a great solution. You can add it only to the tips. In this way, the brown color will still pop yet you will be able to chop it off in case you find it not flattering.

Lavender Highlights for Dark Hair

Dark hair is perfect for a gorgeous violet ombre. Keep your roots and bottom layers dark and add soft purple highlights for a totally adorable effect.

Dark Roots And Purple Tips

Purple ombre is a great way to intensify the natural dark color of your locks. To pull it off, you need to leave the roots naturally dark, infuse the middle with an eggplant color and finish off with light purple at the tips.

Vibrant Late-Sunset Locks

Created for those who love walking on long summer evenings, wearing bright hair colors that blend with the ones of a late summer sunset by the ocean, this striking ombre features a vibrant purple melting into fiery red ends on wavy hair. Together they create a dramatic, yet complementary color fusion. It's a perfect match for bold personalities with wavy to curly hair textures.

Styling Tip: Don't forget to use a diffuser to enhance curls and a gloss treatment to intensify hair shine.

Purple And Dark Brown Balayage

To pull off ombre hair colors that you naturally have often decide whether it is going to pop or blend. On dark brown locks, purple splashes of color painted in the balayage technique do not look extremely prominent yet gain deepness and intensity.

Purple Highlights On Brown Hair

This luxurious dark brown hair with purple balayage exudes a mysterious charm, as the dark base seamlessly transitions into vivid purple hues, creating a harmonious and dynamic effect. Ideal for thick, voluminous locks, this style suits the bold woman who loves to express her personality.

Maintenance Tips: You will be able to maintain the richness of this purple hue with color-safe shampoos and cold water rinses that will prolong its vibrancy.

Light Purple Ombre Hair Color

This sleek, brown hair seamlessly transitions into a light purple ombre, harmonizing with the long, straight strands to create a vibrant, yet sophisticated look. This color technique is particularly suitable for those with naturally light to medium brown hair. Ideal for the modern ladies who embrace boldness with elegance.

Maintenance Tip: Use color-safe shampoo and regular deep conditioning treatments to keep this light purple hue vivid.

 

Yellow To Silver To Purple Transition

This hair showcases a striking ombre, starting with a bold yellow at the roots, melting into a cool silver and culminating in a rich purple color that darkens at the hair ends. The colors complement and flow into one another, creating a perfect hairstyle for long, sleek hair. Suitable for straight or wavy textures, it's a daring choice for the confident woman.

Glaminati Editors’ Advice: Keep these hues vivid with cold washes and heat protectant sprays when styling.

Natural Blonde And Purple-Blue Ombre

One of the best things about purple ombre is that it matches flawlessly almost all hair colors. Those ladies who naturally have blonde locks should definitely try to amp them up with ombre in any shade of purple. Mind though that blonde and lavender hair colors make up the best combo.

Blonde And Inky-Purple Ombre

This lustrous blonde beautifully cascades into inky-purple, creating a stunning ombre effect on long, wavy locks. See how this vibrant purple hue complements thr voluminous waves - excellent option for those with lighter hair bases. Ideal for the bold and playful beauties.

Glaminati Editors’ Advice: If you want to maintain this color's depth, opt for sulfate-free products and enhance the waves with a curl-defining cream.

Purple Balayage

If you want to enhance the ampleness and dimension of your locks, then try out purple balayage, like this one, made by the SFX WINNER ‘23 hair colorist Hailey Watkins. This technique works best for people with thin and flat hair as well as for those who have cuts that require volume and depth, which is achieved thanks to purple highlights incorporated into your hair.

Pale Purple Ombre Hair

For girls with naturally blonde or fair locks, this pale purple ombre is a sure way to go. It should start with a light color at the roots, such as gray or blonde, and softly blend into light lavender in the middle.

Subtle Purple Ombre

Those girls who have blonde or fair locks and want to add a subtle touch of color to them without making much change should consider this light purple hair ombre. Although it does not look particularly flamboyant, it brings out the right amount of vibrancy in your hair.

Subtle Lavender Highlights

For ladies who like to be in the spotlight yet have a soft side, there is hardly a better option than these delicate lavender highlights painted with no set pattern. They create a subtle contrast with the right amount of “pop” on any hair color, from light to dark.

Soft Purple Ombre For Medium Length Hair

For a modern girl, it is not that easy to incorporate ombre purple hair into the stress and bustle of everyday life. It often requires quite a lot of maintenance and regular upkeep. But, with this soft purple ombre pulled off on medium length layered haircuts, you will not have any difficulties, as it is quite low maintenance yet dazzling.

Brown Medium Length Hair With Purple Tips

This is arguably one of the most low-key ombre styles on our list. It works perfectly for those ladies whose hair look has to abide by dress code rules or should fit a formal ambiance. It features nothing but a muted purple ombre color tips painted on brown medium length locks.

Reverse Purple Ombre

Most often, purple ombre tends to run from light to dark. However, this reverse ombre starts with darker purple and fades gradually to a pretty lavender&teal mermaid shades.

Silver And Purple

Cannot decide on these two huge hair color trends? Why not try them both? Silver and purple go together like peanut butter and jelly, making up an alluring look with an abundance of movement and dimension, just like this one, created by Amanda Lyberger - internationally published, award winning hairstylist from Los Angeles.

Ash Purple Ombre Hair

The trend on ash gray hair has set off many breathtaking color variations. And purple is no exception. Adding a touch of color to this monochrome shade will not only spruce it up but also help to achieve a mystical and attractive look of your locks.

Light Lilac Pixie

With its long layered side bangs, this subtle lilac to lavender pixie cut made by LA Ca-based hairstylist Mark Peters came out quite stylish and eye-catching. This hue (as well as the other shades in-between) looks totally exquisite!

Blonde And Lavender Waves

This mystical mermaid combo of beach blonde and soft lavender is super chic and feminine. The chunky blonde waves with lavender tips are ideal for a summer day on the beach.

Purple And Blue Ombre Hair

Blue and purple hair ombre looks in complete harmony. It seems so well-balanced for good reason. These two matching colors go perfectly together, as you can find them on the same side of the color spectrum. Add a couple of curls and thin braids to it and you will get a totally mesmerizing hair look.

Ombre Hair With Blue Highlights

If you do not want to go for a full-blown purple blue ombre hair but would still like to pull off this color mix, then you can simply paint blue highlights in your purple ombre. This will give your hair extra dimension, as blue streaks will add deepness and body to the strands.

Navy-Blue & Purple Highlights

Adding purple highlights to a blue ombre hair color is a surefire way to channel a navy look, especially on darker locks. This will help you create the effect of the ocean abyss with the play of color and light at the very bottom.

Dark Electric-Purple

The photo above reveals a luxurious mane with a deep, dark base that flows into electric dark-purple waves. This intense purple hue enhances the hair's natural waves, creating a mystical yet edgy look. This style is particularly flattering for those with long, voluminous hair.

Black Hair With Dark Purple And Blue Highlights

Keep dark purple hair and blue highlights in the bottom half of your layered black locks to allow them to peek out and not overpower your mane. With soft disheveled waves, this style looks dynamic and playful, which gives your whole look an energetic feel.

Purple and Blue Ombre With Bright Highlights

This totally creative combo with brilliant blue and purple streaks will nicely complement a natural blonde or brown hue.

Sleek Lilac Ombre Hairstyle

If you want your hair color to have a soft and gradual transition, opt for pastel purple hair ombre. Yet, to keep it quite graphic and pronounced, you can switch purple to soft pastel lilac. In this way, the play of color will help your sleek locks to gain movement and definition.

Light Pink Ombre Hair

What can be more girlie than a light pink ombre hair color? To accentuate your femininity and romantic personality, paint your locks in this sweet shade and curl them to create soft chunky waves for an effortless and breezy look.

Purple Ombre For Pixie Hair

If you think that to pull off purple ombre hair should necessarily be long, then we are here to prove you wrong. Look at this layered pixie cut with fauxhawk made by Julie Facer - hair dresser, educator & business growth mentor. Not only does purple short ombre hair have the right to exist but it also looks as awe-inspiring and enchanting as the long one if not more.

Deep Purple Roots And Pink Tips

With deep purple roots that flawlessly melt to pink tips, this style is unquestionably stunning. For a more gradual effect, you can employ several transitional colors, such as strawberry or magenta. If you want to make the gradient even more vivid, style your locks in soft and chunky waves.

Purple And Hot Pink Ombre

For those who want a rocker chick look, this one was made with you in mind! If you want to turn heads wherever you go, this hot pink and purple ombre style with two cute braids is sure to be a crowd pleaser.

Plum Red And Purple Ombre Hair

However, those who are not afraid to splash some color on their locks should take a closer look at this mesmerizing combo. Even though you might think that purple and plum red hair do not really go together, they actually create a well-balanced look. Plum red brings out reddish hues in purple, which makes it even more intense.

Dark Chocolate And Plum Ombre Hair

To enhance the color of your deep chocolate tresses, it is hard to think of a better option than to saturate it with plum. Whether it is going to be a soft ombre or a scattering of plum highlights is up to you. Either way, you can rest assured that you are going to come out with a really delicious hair color.

Reddish Purple And Black

This reddish purple color combo is quite trendy and ideal if you are feeling bold. Paired with midnight black, it will certainly steal the spotlight.

Purple And Peach Ombre Hair

With colors that were picked from the verge where the sun hits the horizon, this hairstyle is one of the best sunset ombre hair looks that we have ever seen. The dark roots melt to plum with bold silky peachy locks that add dimension. The style then transitions to reddish orange at the tips.

Malibu Sunset Ombre Hairstyle

If you think that pulling off purple ombre hair should necessarily be long, then we are here to prove you are wrong. Not only does this ombre hair, with its gradual transition from deep purple to red orange and then to chicken blonde, has the right to exist, but it also looks awe-inspiring and enchanting.

Multicolored Highlights

Do not limit yourself to a single ombre hair color. If you want to have fun with style, you are so welcome to do so. Mix some colors to your purple ombre base for a multidimensional and startling effect. Remember, they should not necessarily match while the rule the more the better definitely applies here.

Ravishing Rainbow

On the opposite end of the spectrum, this colorful rainbow ombre, with its neon greens, brilliant orange and yellows, hot pinks, breathtaking blues and, of course, stunning purples, will make you the center of attention wherever you go!

Take a look at our complete photo gallery of ombre hair.

Finding Your Perfect Shade

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As we’ve mentioned, the variety of purple hues is quite numerous, and you may want to figure out how to find the shade that projects your individuality best. One of the predetermining factors is your skin tone. Here’s how the main purple colors play with different skin tones:

• Deep plum: since it is one of the most intense purple shades, it begs for a darker skin tone. Those with medium to dark complexions will benefit most from the color. Deep plum will bring in some contrast – read drama – to your look.
• Vibrant violet: another vibrant and attention-seeking hue is bright violet. It is quite a universal tint, so it goes well with a variety of skin tones. Yet, ladies with fair to medium complexions will make the most of the hue. The paler your skin is, the brighter the purple will look.
• Soft lavender: this is yet another universal purple hue that suits different tones, especially those on the fair to light scale. Since the color isn’t pigmented much, it will result in a mystical and quite ethereal impression. It is the shade to opt for if you seek a fairy-like result.
• Lilac: lilacs work well on fair to medium skins, and it’s all about a dreamy touch to your personality.

With these primary guidelines at hand, you must remember that your personal taste and preferences play a major part in picking the perfect purple shade. If you are unsure as to which direction to pursue, ask your colorist to assist you.

Maintenance and Care Tips

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After you get your hair done, you must do everything possible to preserve the color for as long as possible. There are a few tips that will help you succeed with the goal:

• Right products: make sure that you use shampoos and conditioners designed for color-treated hair. Such products are gentler than others and don’t wash away the color and vibrancy of your purple ombre hair.
• Heat-styling: heat is one of the leading causes of color fading. Thus, if you want your perfect ombre to last as long as possible, try to minimize your heat styling routines. Moreover, use a heat protectant to reduce the damage whenever you use a blow dryer or curling iron.
• Sun exposure: no matter how much you love the sun, it will make the color fade away prematurely if you expose your mane to UV rays for extended periods. If you can’t afford to wear a hat outside, you may want to spray it with a UV protection serum to reduce the harmful effect.
• Deep conditioning: aside from your regular conditioner, it is advised that you deep condition your hair on a regular basis. A once-a-week conditioning session will make sure that your hair is hydrated and nourished so that it looks its absolute best.
• Touch-up sessions: no matter how ideal your ombre looks, it will grow out and fade a little over time. That is why it is essential that you go for regular touch-ups and maintain your hair in flawless condition.

FAQ: Purple Ombre Hair

• Ombré is the blending of one color hue to another, usually moving tints and shades from light to dark.Source
• Hair coloring, or hair dyeing, is the practice of changing the hair color. Source