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Aubergine 43KT26

Aubergine - 43KT26

Photo: Privatkundschaft, ©ktCOLOR. Text: Katrin Trautwein, 225 Farben, 2017 ©Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH, Basel.

Rich Rather Than Kitsch: Why Choose a ktCOLOR Purple or Violet Shade

The effects of purple and violet paint colors are completely dependent on the quality and the origin of the pigments. With ktCOLOR, you’re not just choosing a shade—you’re embracing a legacy of handcraftsmanship and natural sophistication. Unlike synthetic, overly bright purples and violets that tend to look flat, artificial, or kitschy, ktCOLOR’s purple and violet paint colors are loaded with natural pigments. They are full-spectrum colors with depth, richness, and timeless elegance.

The festive crib color of newborn byzantine princes.

The conversion of iron vitriol to sulfuric acid leads to a dark brownish-violet pigment that was a great disappointment to its inventor. He gave it the name caput mortuum, which in Latin means “dead head,” or worthless remains. This morbid name is not a reference to the toxicity of the pigment, because it is entirely non-toxic. Good news followed in 1918, when the pigment used for Aubergine became popular. It provides architects with a restrained, noble color that forfeits nothing of its beauty regardless of the ambient lighting.
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