Pantone Announces Official "Prince Purple"

There’s many things that Prince is remembered for, one of them being his love and affiliation to the colour purple.

A shade of purple inspired by the late superstar and his custom-made Yamaha piano was announced by the icon’s estate.

The royal hue created by the Pantone Color Institute was dubbed “Love Symbol #2,” paying tribute to the graphic Prince began using as his name in 1993 in a testy battle with Warner Bros. Records over ownership of the master recordings of some of his biggest hits. He switched back to Prince in 2000 after his Warner Bros. contract expired.

Prince also used the symbol on the cover of a 1992 album before he took it as a name and it was his signature early on after release of his hit “Purple Rain.”

Here’s what the colour looks like:

“The color purple was synonymous with who Prince was and will always be. This is an incredible way for his legacy to live on forever,” said Troy Carter, Entertainment Advisor to Prince’s Estate“. Prince died in April 2016 at age 57 of an opioid overdose, according to authorities.

-With files from The Associated Press