Two sides.
A new possibility.

Purple is something
we perceive together.

Our eyes combine signals from different types of cone cells to perceive color. Purples can arise from a mixture of light from opposite ends of the visible spectrum, rather than a single wavelength.

Violet does appear in the spectrum. The mixed purples we are talking about here are non-spectral colors: a new experience created from different inputs.

Explore the science: NASA’s guide to visible light ↗ and research on nonspectral color perception ↗.

Keep your perspective.
Expand the picture.

For PurpleRock, the meeting of red and blue is a metaphor: different people and ideas can create something that neither could create alone.

We choose purple as a symbol of connection, shared ownership, and a future that gives people more room to become. Unity does not require sameness. It asks us to see what we can build together.